paragraph
paragraph is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 37 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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 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.
- 2.To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character .
- 3.To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.
- 4.To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arrange
- call
- card
- circumlocution
- clothe
- couch
- denominate
- designate
- dub
- express
- expression
- figure
- find
- give
- good
- idiom
- idiomatic
- idiotism
- into
- motto
- paraphrase
- periphrase
- phrase
- phraseology
- proverb
- put
- round
- sentence
- set
- speak
- speech
- style
- synonym
- the
- turn
- voice
- word
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is paragraph.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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