paraphrase
See also: Paraphrase and paraphrasé
English
Etymology
From Middle French paraphrase
Noun
paraphrase (countable and uncountable, plural paraphrases)
Derived terms
Translations
restatement of a text
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See also
- Etymology of translation
- metaphrase
Verb
paraphrase (third-person singular simple present paraphrases, present participle paraphrasing, simple past and past participle paraphrased)
- (transitive, intransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.
Translations
to compose a paraphrase
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French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: paraphrasent, paraphrases
Verb
paraphrase
- first-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
- third-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
- second-person singular imperative of paraphraser
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