paragraph Definition

paragraph
noun

1. A section of a piece of writing of variable length, starting on a fresh, often indented, line, and dealing with a distinct point or idea.
2. A short report in a newspaper.
3. music.
A musical passage forming a unit.
4. printing.
A sign (¶), indicating the start of a new paragraph.
Form: paragraph mark (also)

verb

paragraphed, paragraphing
1. To divide (text) into paragraphs.

Etymology: 16c: from Greek paragraphe marked passage, from graphein to write.