Definition of "paragraph" []

• A distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line, consists of one or more sentences, and typically deals with a single thought or topic or quotes one speaker's continuous words. (noun)
• A mark ( ¶ ) used to indicate where a new paragraph should begin or to serve as a reference mark. (noun)
• A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper. (noun)
• To divide or arrange into paragraphs. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "(Beginning of paragraph following one on Unity in the paragraph) _The second of the essentials of the paragraph_, coherence, demands that ...."
• "[_open quote at beginning of final paragraph instead of close quote at end of previous paragraph_]"
• "Here is an example of how the title paragraph should be written:"