PARAPHRASE


Meaning of PARAPHRASE in English

/ ˈpærəfreɪz; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

to express what sb has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand :

[ vn ]

Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.

[also v ]

■ noun

a statement that expresses sth that sb has written or said using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (as a noun): via Latin from Greek paraphrasis , from paraphrazein , from para- (expressing modification) + phrazein tell.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.