PARAGRAPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paragraph mean? 

• PARAGRAPH (noun)
  The noun PARAGRAPH has 1 sense:

1. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

  Familiarity information: PARAGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.

• PARAGRAPH (verb)
  The verb PARAGRAPH has 3 senses:

1. divide into paragraphs, as of text
2. write about in a paragraph
3. write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

  Familiarity information: PARAGRAPH used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARAGRAPH (noun)

Meaning:

One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("paragraph" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Holonyms ("paragraph" is a part of...):

text; textual matter (the words of something written)

• PARAGRAPH (verb)

Meaning:

Divide into paragraphs, as of text

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

This story is well paragraphed

Hypernyms (to "paragraph" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Write about in a paragraph

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper

Hypernyms (to "paragraph" is one way to...):

compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "paragraph" is one way to...):

compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)

Domain category:

authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s