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pilcrow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• pĭl′-krō (US)
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• /ˈpɪl.kɹoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The symbol ¶. ▸ A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph.
   • The pilcrow was a simple punctuation symbol used by medieval scribes to indicate the start and end of a paragraph. 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 167:
2. The symbol ¶. ▸ A symbol designating a paragraph break.

Forms

Deriveds

silcrow

Synonyms

paragraph sign · paragraph marker · paragraph mark · paragraph symbol · paragraph character

Translations (22)

da afsnitstegn (a paragraph mark) · nl alineateken (a paragraph mark) · no avsnittstegn (a paragraph mark) · enm paraf (a paragraph mark) · ko 단락 기호 (a paragraph mark) · eu paragrafo zeinu (a paragraph mark) · ca calderó (a paragraph mark) · sv alinea (a paragraph mark) · pl znacznik akapitu (a paragraph mark) · ru пункт знак (a paragraph mark) · es signo de antígrafo (a paragraph mark) · gl antígrafo (a paragraph mark) · fi kappaleen merkki (a paragraph mark) · pt pé de mosca (a paragraph mark) · fi kappalemerkki (a paragraph mark) · tr paragraf işareti (a paragraph mark) · es calderón (a paragraph mark) · ja 段落記号 (a paragraph mark) · hu bekezdésjel (a paragraph mark) · de Absatzzeichen (a paragraph mark) · fr pied-de-mouche (a paragraph mark) · it piede di mosca (a paragraph mark)