paragraph
noun
[ ˈparəɡrɑːf ]
• a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.
• "the concluding paragraph"
Similar:
section,
subdivision,
part,
subsection,
division,
portion,
segment,
bit,
passage,
clause,
report,
article,
item,
piece,
notice,
write-up,
note,
mention,
paragraph
verb
• arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs.
• "his style deploys a lack of conventional paragraphing"
Origin:
late 15th century: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos ‘short stroke marking a break in sense’, from para- ‘beside’ + graphein ‘write’.
