Definition of paragraph
- The introductory paragraphs were written by the editor.
In the second paragraph from the bottom, you've misspelled “their” as “thier.”
Please refer to section 2, paragraph 4 for the appropriate information.
The two introductory paragraphs were written by the editor.
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: a part of a piece of writing that usually deals with one subject, that begins on a new line, and that is made up of one or more sentences
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