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paraphrastic

[par-uh-fras-tik]

adjective

having the nature of a paraphrase.

Origin:
1615–25; < Medieval Latin paraphrasticus < Greek paraphrastikós. See paraphrast, -ic

Related forms

par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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paraphrase (ˈpærəˌfreɪz)

—n
1.	an expression of a statement or text in other words, esp in order to clarify
2.	the practice of making paraphrases

—vb
3.	to put (something) into other words; restate (something)

[C16: via French from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein to recount]

paraphrastic

—*adj*

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