paragraph

Meanings

Noun

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
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.
An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

Verb

divide into paragraphs, as of text
- "This story is well paragraphed"
write about in a paragraph
- "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
To sort text into paragraphs.
To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

Scrabble Score: 17

paragraph is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paragraph is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paragraph is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

paragraph is a valid Words With Friends word