Paragraph Noun ˈpærəɡrɑːf ˈpærəɡræf Opening/Introductory Write Topics Handbook

• an opening/introductory paragraph
• write a paragraph on each of the topics given below.
• see paragraph 15 of the handbook.
• the basic idea is summarized in the following paragraphs.

paragraph

1. a section of a piece of writing, usually consisting of several sentences dealing with a single subject. The first sentence of a paragraph starts on a new line.
• an opening/introductory paragraph
• Write a paragraph on each of the topics given below.
• See paragraph 15 of the handbook.
• The basic idea is summarized in the following paragraphs.

Extra Examples

• The opening paragraph sets the scene very well.
• The identity of the murderer is revealed in the very last paragraph.
• This is the key paragraph in the article.

Word Origin

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