paraphrase
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- noun
- /ˈpærəˌfreɪz/
- Representative paraphrases, quotes, or both were used to illustrate the categories that emerged from the analysis.
- translation and paraphrase
- paraphrase of the original
- paraphrase of the biblical
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Watch on YouTubeAnd Nonas, he writes a, a paraphrase of John, the Gospel of John.
- And Nonas, he writes a, a paraphrase of John, the Gospel of John.
- But let me tell you where Albert Einstein got that paraphrase from.
- Which was like my paraphrase of a a Bible verse.
- What Bill Hicks said was a paraphrase of the more yourself you are, the less competition you have.
- And Will Durant, a famous philosopher, said a paraphrase, Aristotle basically saying we are what we repeatedly do.
Examples
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Teacher paraphrases of student comments and praise for quality contributions will help induce better student contributions.
Academic text (2006) -
In the popular paraphrase, Science advances one funeral at a time, but Kuhn's claims have been contested.
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The citation with "learn" is a paraphrase of the original statement without the hedge.
Academic text (2001) -
Wilson: I would suggest that is a very loose and free paraphrase.
Academic text (1997) -
"And so it must be true" is not a correct paraphrase of "weak evidence that it works."
Blog text (2) -
As has been often observed, the second reference to the "1419" founding is a paraphrase of the first.
Academic text (2015) -
To point out the nature of these song explanations, here are three variant accounts in paraphrase:
Academic text (1997) -
If the counselor paraphrases the problem (reflects the content), confirm whether the paraphrase is accurate.
Academic text (2009) -
Karlfeldt's poetic paraphrases make use of the same biblical and folk motifs as the paintings that inspired them.
Academic text (1998) -
The teacher asked the students to provide a paraphrase of the passage to ensure they understood it.
Synonyms
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A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer
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Saying or writing the same idea using different words to make it clearer
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Putting something into different words to make it clearer
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Saying something in different words to make it clearer
Saying someone else's words in a new way to make them clearer
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Etymology
Paraphrase comes from two Greek parts, para- 'beside' and phrase 'expression'. So a paraphrase is an expression put 'beside' the original one — the same idea said in different words to make it clearer.