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paraphrase

paraphrase

7 4.2
A short text that gives the same meaning in different words to make it clearer
  • noun
  • /ˈpærəˌfreɪz/
translation icon : paráfrasis
  • 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

And Nonas, he writes a, a paraphrase of John, the Gospel of John.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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

restatement
vsparaphrase
5 4.1

A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer

is focused on giving meaning in another form usually to make it clearer
rephrasing
vsparaphrase
1 3.5

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

usually keeps original meaning while making the expression clearer
rewording
vsparaphrase
1 3.5

Saying or writing the same idea using different words to make it clearer

aims to state the same meaning again often to improve clarity
paraphrasis
vsparaphrase
9.9

Saying something in different words to make it clearer

is a general change of wording aimed at clarity rather than a technical term
revoicing
vsparaphrase
  • Jargon
5.7

Saying someone else's words in a new way to make them clearer

is mainly a private or written change of words rather than public sharing

How Close

quotation
62 2.6
paraphrase
7 4.2
restatement
5 4.1
summary
397 2.7

Surface Forms

paraphrase singular
paraphrases plural

Morphology

paraphrase = phrase (semi-transparent) = para + phrase

The word is built from the recognizable base 'phrase' plus the classical prefix 'para-', but the full meaning 'restatement in other words' is not fully predictable for an average learner.

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.