[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paragraph \par"agraph\, v. t. imp.  p. p. paragraphed; p.
   pr.  vb. n. paragraphing.
   1913 webster
   1. to divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character
      para.
      1913 webster

   2. to express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph
      an article.
      1913 webster

   3. to mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
      1913 webster
see also:
paragraphed paragraphing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paragraph \par"agraph\, n. f. paragraphe, ll. paragraphus, fr.
   gr. para`grafos sc. grammh` a line or stroke drawn in the
   margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside +
   gra`fein to write. see para-, and graphic, and cf.
   paraph.
   1. originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to
      call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change
      of subject; now, the character para, commonly used in
      the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate
      the place of a division into sections.
      1913 webster

   note: this character is merely a modification of a capital p
         the initial of the word paragraph, the letter being
         reversed, and the black part made white and the white
         part black for the sake of distinctiveness.
         1913 webster

   2. a distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or
      subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a
      particular point, whether consisting of one or many
      sentences. the division is sometimes noted by the mark
      para, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of
      the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual
      distance from the margin, also called indenting the line.
      see indentation4.

   3. a brief composition complete in one typographical section
      or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a
      few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news
      paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.
      1913 webster
see also:
para- graphic paraph indentation 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

paragraph
     n : one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to
         separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new
         indented line
     v 1: divide into paragraphs, as of text; "this story is well
          paragraphed"
     2: write about in a paragraph; "all her friends were
        paragraphed in last monday's paper"
     3: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

107 moby thesaurus words for "paragraph":
   adjectival phrase, article, back matter, book, causerie, chapter,
   clause, column, conceive, construction, couch, couch in terms,
   descant, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation,
   embody in words, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exposition,
   express, expression, fascicle, feature, first approach, folio,
   formularize, formulate, frame, front matter, gathering,
   give expression to, give words to, headed group, homily, idiom,
   idiotism, installment, introductory study, livraison, locution,
   lucubration, manner of speaking, memoir, monograph, morceau, note,
   noun phrase, number, outline, page, pandect, paper, part, passage,
   peculiar expression, period, phrasal idiom, phrase, piece,
   preliminary study, present, prolegomenon, put, put in words,
   research paper, rhetorize, screed, section, sentence, serial,
   set out, set phrase, sheet, signature, sketch, special article,
   standard phrase, state, study, style, survey, syntactic structure,
   term, term paper, text, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, treatise,
   treatment, turn of expression, turn of phrase, usage, utterance,
   verb complex, verb phrase, verbalism, verse, volume,
   way of speaking, word, word-group

Paragraph >> P Words
Paragraph, definition of term: Paragraph
paragraph_pag1.html