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paraphrasable

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par⋅a⋅phrase

  [par-uh-freyz] noun, verb, -phrased, -phras⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
2. the act or process of restating or rewording.
–verb (used with object)
3. to render the meaning of in a paraphrase: to paraphrase a technical paper for lay readers.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make a paraphrase or paraphrases.
Origin:
1540–50; < MF < L paraphrasis < Gk paráphrasis. See para- 1 , phrase

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅phras⋅a⋅ble, adjective
par⋅a⋅phras⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See translation. 3. summarize; explain.
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par·a·phrase   (pār'ə-frāz')   
n.  

  1. A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.

  2. The restatement of texts in other words as a studying or teaching device.

v.   par·a·phrased, par·a·phras·ing, par·a·phras·es

v.   tr.
To restate in a paraphrase.
v.   intr.
To compose a paraphrase.

[French, from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein, to paraphrase : para-, alongside; see para-1 + phrazein, to show, explain; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]
par'a·phras'a·ble adj., par'a·phras'er n.
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Cultural Dictionary

paraphrase

A restatement of speech or writing that retains the basic meaning while changing the words. A paraphrase often clarifies the original statement by putting it into words that are more easily understood.

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Word Origin & History

paraphrase  (n.)
1548, from M.Fr. paraphrase (1525), from L. paraphrasis "a paraphrase," from Gk. paraphrasis, from paraphrazein "to tell in other words," from para- "beside" + phrazein "to tell" (see phrase). The verb is 1606, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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