ODLT--The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology



alinea (¶)
Definition - This is purportedly another name for the symbol, which is usually called pilcrow.
Notes:
1. As of now, my only source for this information is the Wikipedia.

Etymology -
The word derives from the Latin a linea, off the line.

Oxford English Dictionary -
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