Meanings
adjectiveparaphrastic (comparative more paraphrastic, superlative most paraphrastic)
comparative more paraphrastic · superlative most paraphrastic · alternative paraphrasic
- Pertaining to a paraphrase.
- grammarOf a Latin conjugation: composed of the verb sum with participial forms of the verbs conjugated (as in e.g. amaturus sum).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivealtered by paraphrasing
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Translations
Catalan parafràstic
- parafràsticpertaining to a paraphrase
French paraphrastique
- paraphrastiquepertaining to a paraphrase
Polish parafrazowy
- parafrazowypertaining to a paraphrase
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with paraphrastic
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paraphrastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrastic
MLA
“paraphrastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraphrastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphrastic.
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