indention

American  

[in-den-shuhn] / ɪnˈdɛn ʃən /

noun

1. the indenting of a line or lines in writing or printing.

2. the blank space left by indenting.

3. the act of indenting; state of being indented.

4. Archaic. an indentation or notch.

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indention British  

/ ɪnˈdɛnʃən /

noun

1. another word for indentation

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Etymology

Origin of indention

First recorded in 1755–65; indent ¹ + -ion

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Example Sentences

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indention

But a wrong letter, a space in the wrong place, a wrong indention, a wrong punctuation mark, was an error that cost a ten "word" penalty against the total score.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any line containing one word only at the end of a paragraph ought to overlap the indention of the first line of the next paragraph.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Frederick H. Hitchcock

Write verse as verse; do not give it equal indention or length of line with prose.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever

The indention at the beginning, and usually the incomplete line at the end, mark its visible limits.

From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

This indention of the margin and the incomplete line at the end mark the visible limits of the paragraph.

From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

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