{
    "term": "paragraph",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a section of a piece of writing, usually consisting of several sentences dealing with a single subject. The first sentence of a paragraph starts on a new line.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **opening/introductory paragraph**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Write a paragraph on each of the topics given below."
                },
                {
                    "text": "See paragraph 15 of the handbook."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The basic idea is summarized in the following paragraphs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The opening paragraph sets the scene very well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The identity of the murderer is revealed in the very last paragraph."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the key paragraph in the article."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["new", "introductory", "opening"],
                "verb + paragraph": ["begin", "start", "read"],
                "paragraph + verb": [
                    "describe something",
                    "explain something",
                    "say something"
                ],
                "preposition": [
                    "in a/​the paragraph",
                    "in accordance with paragraph 3, etc.",
                    "under paragraph 9, etc."
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpærəɡrɑːf/",
                "audio": "pa/paragraph/paragraph__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpærəɡræf/",
                "audio": "pa/paragraph/paragraph__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos ‘short stroke marking a break in sense’, from para- ‘beside’ + graphein ‘write’."
}