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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.
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Paraphrased
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used without object)
4.
to make a paraphrase or paraphrases.
Related forms
par·a·phras·a·ble, adjective
par·a·phras·er, noun
mis·par·a·phrase, verb, -phrased, -phras·ing.
un·par·a·phrased, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
paraphrase
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Cultural Dictionary
paraphrase definition
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.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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