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paraphrase Definition

para·phrase (par′ə frāz′)

noun

    1. a rewording of something spoken or written, usually for the purpose of making its meaning clearer
    2. the use of this as a literary or teaching device
  2. an approximate rendering of a quotation, saying, etc. whose exact words cannot be cited or recalled
  3. a free reworking of a musical text or composition

Etymology: Fr < L paraphrasis < Gr < paraphrazein, to say in other words: see para- & phrase

transitive verb -·phrased′, -·phras′·ing

to express in a paraphrase

intransitive verb

to compose a paraphrase

paraphrase Related Forms

par′a·phras′er noun

paraphrase Synonyms

paraphrase

n.

digest, restatement, explanation, translation; see interpretation 1, summary. See syn. study at translation.

paraphrase Synonyms

paraphrase

v.

restate, reword, rephrase, summarize, quote, cite, recapitulate.

paraphrase Usage Examples

Object

  • saying: To paraphrase the old saying, the proof of the cleaving is in the living.
  • passage: He quoted and sometimes paraphrased several passages from DEB in both works.
  • paragraph: Paraphrasing, paragraph 6.4 of the White Paper says " Some APs have been faced with very high bills for initial arrears.
  • sentence: When paraphrasing a sentence it is not sufficient to change just one or two words, the whole sentence needs to be rewritten.
  • song: To paraphrase the song, leaving will be very hard to do indeed...
  • argument: Never paraphrase an argument without citing the source in a reference.

Adjective modifier

  • permissive: A different permissive paraphrase is found in Hilary of Poitiers ( A.D.
  • loose: The Book of God, subtitled ' The Bible as a Novel ' , is not a translation or even a loose paraphrase.
  • close: A close paraphrase of another person's work must have an acknowledgment to the source.
  • English: Between the lines of the original writing is the English paraphrase, in a minute cursive hand, without pretensions to ornament.
  • good: Which of the following is a good paraphrase of Every student bought a Pulp record?

Modifies a noun

  • albert: Paraphrase psychologist albert has to be whether it's through he began to.
  • psychologist: Paraphrase psychologist albert has to be whether it's through he began to.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: The reliability of the news herein is dependent on that of the cited sources, which are paraphrased rather than quoted.
  • slightly: I would like to present below a slightly paraphrased Learner's Charter, for learners and learning in the workplace.
  • closely: The review should not copy or closely paraphrase other work, whether published or unpublished, without due acknowledgment, as this constitutes plagiarism.
  • simply: Version A of this text simply paraphrases the original source, omitting certain words and changing the order of others.
  • here: Our thanks to the County Council for the original information which has been paraphrased here with added detail.

Used with why or when

what: The main function of idioms is to paraphrase what is going on, what is being said.

Preposition: of

text: Ask the pairs to do a mother tongue paraphrase of the text they have just received.