English dictionary
paraphrase
/'p/@/r/&/fr/@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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rewording for the purpose of clarification
Synonyms paraphrasisSource: WordNet 3.0
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A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to <i>metaphrase</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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express the same message in different words
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language.
Source: webster1913
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To make a paraphrase.
Source: webster1913