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paragrapha distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpærəɡræf/

Korean meaning: 단락, 문단 (글의 한 부분으로 보통 하나의 주제를 다루며 새 줄이나 들여쓰기로 구분됨)

Korean pronunciation: 패러-그래프 (강세: 패러)

Example Sentences

  • The student's essay had only one giant paragraph - the teacher needed a magnifying glass to find where one thought ended and another began!
  • Please start a new paragraph when you change topics in your writing.
  • My cat walked across my keyboard and accidentally created the most perfectly structured paragraph I've ever written.

paragraph

NOUN

//ˈpærəɡræf//

a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering

paragraph concept
💡 Concept

In the center of the frame, a focused writer sits at her desk pointing to different sections of a large document spread before her. She uses her finger to trace distinct blocks of text that are visually separated by spacing and indentation. Each section deals with a different topic, clearly marked by white space between them. Her young student leans over her shoulder, nodding as she explains how each separated section focuses on one main idea. a distinct section of writing that deals with a single theme and is indicated by spacing and indentation

paragraph rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Every paragraph tells a story, like a photograph with an autograph

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpærəɡræf/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpærəɡrɑːf/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpara--
Rootgraph

Origin

그리스어에서 온 단어로, '옆에 쓰다'라는 의미에서 출발했습니다. 고대 그리스 시대에는 새로운 화자나 주제가 바뀔 때 텍스트 옆에 선을 그어서 표시했던 것에서 유래되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

telegraphphotographautograph
telegraph
photograph
autograph

🔗Collocations

opening paragraph
concluding paragraph
write a paragraph
paragraph break
topic paragraph
indent a paragraph

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student's essay had only one giant paragraph - the teacher needed a magnifying glass to find where one thought ended and another began!

Please start a new paragraph when you change topics in your writing.

😄 Fun example

My cat walked across my keyboard and accidentally created the most perfectly structured paragraph I've ever written.

The first paragraph should grab the reader's attention immediately.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sectionpassagesegmentblockdivision

Antonyms

whole textcontinuous writing

Related

sentenceessaychapterarticlecomposition

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