paraphrase
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paraphrase
- /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/ UK
- /ˈpaɹəfɹɛjz/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈpɛɹəfɹeɪz/
- /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French paraphrase, from Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis), equivalent to para- + phrase. Doublet of paraphrasis.
noun paraphrases
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A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
Near-synonym: paraphrasis
Similar: paraphrasis
- One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.
verb paraphrases · paraphrasing · paraphrased
- To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context. She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rephrase, reword, paraphrasis, cite, quote, restate, adapt, reformulate, redraft, resume, borrow, chaldee, versified, rewrite, recast, gloss
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noun restatement of a text
| Español | paráfrasis |
|---|---|
| Português | paráfrase |
| Français | paraphrase |
| Deutsch | Umschreibung, sinngemäße Wiedergabe, Wiedererzählung, Nacherzählung |
| Italiano | parafrasi |
| Ελληνικά | παράφρασις paráfrasis |
| Русский | переска́з pereskáz, парафра́за parafráza |
| עברית | פָּרַפְרָזָה parafráza |
verb to compose a paraphrase
| Español | parafrasear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 言い換える iikaeru, 引用する in'yō suru |
| 中文 | 釋義 /释义 shìyì, 意譯 /意译 yìyì, 復述 /复述 fùshù, 改寫 /改写 gǎixiě |
| Kiswahili | fasili |
| Português | parafrasear |
| Français | paraphraser |
| Deutsch | umschreiben, paraphrasieren, sinngemäß wiedergeben |
| Ελληνικά | παραφράζω parafrázo |
| Română | parafraza, perifraza |
| Русский | парафрази́ровать parafrazírovatʹ, переска́зывать pereskázyvatʹ, пересказа́ть pereskazátʹ |
| العربية | سَرَدَ sarada |
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title = {paraphrase},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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