Meaning & use
indentation
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A recessed notch, dent, or space set inward from the surrounding edge or margin.
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Add an indentation at the start of each new paragraph.
The car door had a small indentation from the hailstorm.
A note on using this word
Common in both physical contexts (dents, notches) and writing or formatting contexts (paragraph indentation).
Words with a similar meaning
dentnotch
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