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(1):

(n.) 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 /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin.

(2):

(v. t.) To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs

(3):

(v. t.) To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.

(4):

(v. t.) To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(n.) Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paragraph'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/paragraph.html. 1828.
 
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