paragraph

Type: verb, noun

Definitions: (verb) If you paragraph something, you break it into paragraphs. (noun) A paragraph is one or more sentences that are written together with no line breaks separating them. Usually they are connected by a single idea.

Examples: (verb) Essays should always be paragraphed to make them easier to read. (noun) A paragraph usually begins with a topic sentence that introduces the paragraph’s topic. (noun) The crash was reported in a single paragraph in the Edinburgh Evening News.

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Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 8 E