paragraphe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paragraphus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos). Doublet of paraphe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡʁaf/

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Noun

paragraphe m (plural paragraphes)

1. paragraph

Descendants

• → Turkish: paragraf

Further reading

• “paragraphe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

paragraphe

1. vocative singular of paragraphus

References

• “paragraphe”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “paragraphe”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin