paragraaf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French paragraphe, from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaː.raːˈɣraːf/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧graaf
• Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

paragraaf m (plural paragrafen, diminutive paragraafje n)

1. (typography) section, a subdivision of a chapter, usually consisting of multiple paragraphs

Related terms

• paraaf

Descendants

• → Indonesian: paragraf (“paragraph”)

See also

• alinea (“paragraph”)