piece of writing vs paragraph

paragraph vs piece of writing

piece of writing and paragraph both are nouns.

piece of writing is not a verb while paragraph is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of writing	Yes	No	No	No
paragraph	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, paragraph is a hyponym of piece of writing; that is, paragraph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of writing:

piece of writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
paragraph: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

Other hyponyms of piece of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literary work, literature, literature, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

piece of writing (noun)	paragraph (noun)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

piece of writing (verb)	paragraph (verb)
	write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
	write about in a paragraph
	divide into paragraphs, as of text

Difference between piece of writing and paragraph

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