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Meaning
Noun
●
A
passage
in
text
that
starts
on a new
line
, the first
line
sometimes being
indented
, and usually
marks
a change of topic.
●
A
mark
or
note
set in
the
margin
to
call
attention
to something in the
text
, such as a change of subject.
●
A
brief
article
,
notice
, or
announcement
,
as in
a newspaper.
●
In Computing:
An
offset
of 16
bytes
in Intel
memory
architectures.
Verb
●
To
sort
text
into paragraphs.
●
To
publish
a
brief
article
,
notice
, or
announcement
,
as in
a newspaper.
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Origin
paragraph
English
paragraphe
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
paragraphus
Latin
παράγραφος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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