paragraphs

Meaning of paragraphs

plural noun
  1. 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
    the information set out in paragraph 3
verb, 3rd person present
  1. arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs.
    his style deploys a lack of conventional paragraphing

late 15th century: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos ‘short stroke marking a break in sense’, from para- ‘beside’ + graphein ‘write’.

Information about paragraphs

  • The singular form of paragraphs is: paragraph.
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Hyphenation of paragraphs

para-graphs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • paragraphs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

paragraphs synonyms

Meaning any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up:

section

Meaning the action of subdividing or being subdivided:

subdivision

Meaning an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something:

part

Meaning a division of a section:

subsection

Meaning the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated:

division

Meaning a part of a whole:

portion

Meaning each of the parts into which something is or may be divided:

segment

Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:

bit

Meaning a short extract from a book or other printed material:

passage

Meaning a particular and separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract:

clause

Meaning an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body:

report

Meaning a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation:

article

Meaning a piece of news or information:

item

Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:

piece

Meaning the fact of observing or paying attention to something:

notice

Meaning a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory:

note

Meaning a reference to someone or something:

mention

Words that rhyme with paragraphs

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