paragraph mark

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noun

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

Nearby words

paragonimus westermani, paragonite, paragould, paragrammatism, paragraph, paragraph mark, paragrapher, paragraphia, paragraphic, paraguay, paraguay tea

Origin of paragraph mark

First recorded in 1850–55

Also called paragraph sign.

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Examples from the Web for paragraph mark

I mark this by inserting a paragraph-mark ( ) at the beginning of each tern.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
At the beginning of l. 1009 is a paragraph-mark, shewing where the translation begins again.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer