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n. (communication) | 1. paragraph | one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line. |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
v. (social) | 2. paragraph | divide into paragraphs, as of text.; "This story is well paragraphed" |
| ~ carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
v. (creation) | 3. paragraph | write about in a paragraph.; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
v. (creation) | 4. paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
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