paraphrasing

Variant of paraphrase

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 paraphrased -·phrased′, paraphrasing -·phras′·ing

to express in a paraphrase

intransitive verb

to compose a paraphrase

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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