paraphrasis

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/pəˈræfrəsɪs/

noun

The practice of paraphrasing: use of different words.

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OriginLatin paraphrasis ← Ancient Greek παράφρασις →
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Meanings

nounparaphrasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of paraphrasing: use of different words.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrewording for the purpose of clarification

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paraphrase
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rewordingrecastingrephrasing
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paraphrase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαράφρασις
  2. Latinparaphrasis
  3. Englishparaphrasis

From Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis). Compare periphrasis.

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APA

paraphrasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrasis

MLA

“paraphrasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraphrasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrasis.

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