- para, paragraph
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para, paragraph
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para — I UK [ˈpærə] / US [ˈperə] noun [countable] Word forms para : singular para plural paras British informal a paratrooper II UK / US abbreviation Word forms para : plural para paragraph … English dictionary
Paragraph — Par a*graph, n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. para grafos (sc. grammh ) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr. paragra fein to write beside; para beside + gra fein to write. See {Para }, and {Graphic}, and cf. {Paraph}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
para — written abbreviation for paragraph * * * para UK US /ˈpærə/ noun [C] ► WRITTEN ABBREVIATION for PARAGRAPH(Cf. ↑paragraph) … Financial and business terms
paragraph — [par′ə graf΄] n. [MFr paragraphe < OFr < ML paragraphus, orig., sign marking separation of parts, as of a chapter < Gr paragraphos < para , beside (see PARA 1) + graphein, to write (see GRAPHIC)] 1. a distinct section or subdivision… … English World dictionary
paragraph — par‧a‧graph [ˈpærəgrɑːf ǁ græf] noun [countable] a group of several related sentences in a piece of writing, with the first sentence beginning on a new line * * * paragraph UK US /ˈpærəgrɑːf/ US /ˈpærəgræf/ noun [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION para) ► … Financial and business terms
Paragraph — Par a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. [1913 Webster] 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paragraph — (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. paragraphe (13c., O.Fr. paragrafe), from M.L. paragraphus sign for start of a new section of discourse (the sign looked something like a stylized letter P ), from Gk. paragraphos short stroke in the margin marking a… … Etymology dictionary
paragraph — para·graph n: a distinct often numbered or otherwise designated section of a document or writing (as a statute or pleading) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. paragraph … Law dictionary
Paragraph — Sm std. (13. Jh.), mhd. paragraf Zeichen, Buchstabe Entlehnung. Ist entlehnt aus spl. paragraphus f. Zeichen, das die Trennung im Text markiert , dieses aus gr. parágraphos (grammḗ) f. Trennungslinie , aus gr. paragráphein danebenschreiben , zu… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
para- — 1 1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the meanings at or to one side of, beside, side by side (parabola; paragraph; parallel; paralysis), beyond, past, by (paradox; paragogue);… … Universalium
para- — Präfix bei, entlang, abweichend, halb (z.B. Parataxe, Paragraph, parallel, Parodie, paramilitärisch) per. Wortschatz fach. ( ) Beschreibung von Affixen. Wurde in griechischen Entlehnungen ins Deutsche übernommen; der Ursprung ist gr. pará bei,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
