capoverso
paragraph
noun kah-poh-VER-soh Rare
Origin: From capo 'head/beginning' + verso 'line/verse' — literally 'head of the line'.
Also means
indent
Usage Note
Capoverso specifically refers to the indented first line marking the start of a new paragraph, and by extension the paragraph itself. In legal and official Italian texts it is used to cite sub-sections: il secondo capoverso dell'articolo 3 (the second paragraph of Article 3). The more everyday word for paragraph is paragrafo.
Examples
"Inizia ogni capoverso con una lettera maiuscola."
Natural Translation
Begin every paragraph with a capital letter.
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