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paragraph mark

American  

noun

  1. the character ¶, used in editing and printing to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph; pilcrow.

Etymology

Origin of paragraph mark

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The T of T the is used as a paragraph mark in the MS. p.

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In the first paragraph, mark inflection of night, day, horses, cattle, woods, us.

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This proves to be a new genus of Caprifoliaceae, paragraph mark Sambuceae.

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Finally, replace @@@@ with one Paragraph Mark.

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Replace your nonsense sequence with one paragraph mark.

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