Meaning

2 senses
  1. The symbol ¶.

    A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph.

  2. A symbol designating a paragraph break.

    Absatzzeichen

    пункт знакpunkt znak

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a paragraph mark:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a paragraph mark:

Origin

Probably an alteration of Middle English pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus

Probably an alteration of Middle English pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus, itself from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).

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Forms

plural: pilcrows
Singularpilcrow
Pluralpilcrows

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsilcrow

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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