pilcrow

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Pilcrows in various typefaces

Etymology

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

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Noun

pilcrow (plural pilcrows)

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

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