Paragraph
Paragraph , noun
[French paragraphe, Late Latin paragraphus, from Greek para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, from paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside + gra`fein to write. See Para-, and Graphic, and compare Paraph.]
1.
Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character ¶, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.
This character is merely a modification of a capital P (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness.
2.
A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark ¶, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin, also called indenting the line. See indentation{4}.
3.
A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.
Paragraph , transitive verb
1.
To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character ¶.
2.
To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.
3.
To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs