paragraph

CEFRA1

/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of sentences about one main subject.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

Examples

  • Memorize this paragraph until you can say it fluently.

  • The paragraph emphasises the message.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /-ɡɾaːf/
  • /ˈpaɹəɡɹaf/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

  2. A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

  3. An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

More examples

In context

  • final paragraph

  • opening paragraph

  • paragraph heading

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Each blank in your essay should clearly focus on a single main idea.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.