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əˌfræst
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–noun
a person who paraphrases.
Origin:
1540–50;
< LL
paraphrastēs
< Gk
paraphrast
s,
deriv. of
paraphrázein
to retell in other words, equiv. to
para-
para-
1
+
phrad-
, base of
phrázein
to tell, declare +
-tēs
agent n. suffix, with
dt
>
st
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[par-uh-frast] 
s, deriv. of paraphrázein to retell in other words, equiv. to para- para- 1 + phrad-, base of phrázein to tell, declare + -tēs agent n. suffix, with dt > st