PARAPHRASE


Meaning of PARAPHRASE in English

I. ˈper-ə-ˌfrāz,ˈpa-rə- noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein to paraphrase, from para- + phrazein to point out

Date: 1548

1. : a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form

2. : the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition

II. verb

( -phrased ; -phras·ing )

Date: 1596

intransitive verb

: to make a paraphrase

transitive verb

: to make a paraphrase of

• para·phras·able ˌper-ə-ˈfrā-zə-bəl, ˌpa-rə- adjective

• para·phras·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.