(abbreviation par., para.) a section of a piece of writing, usually consisting of several sentences dealing with a single subject. The first sentence of a paragraph starts on a new line:
an opening / introductory paragraph * Write a paragraph on each of the topics given below. * See paragraph 15 of the handbook.
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