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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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