NOUN | communication | paraphrase, paraphrasis | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
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VERB | communication | paraphrase, rephrase, reword | express the same message in different words / words |
Sounds | peh'rahfrey.z | |
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Rhymes | ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz... |
Meaning | rewording for the purpose of clarification. | |
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Synonym | paraphrasis | |
Narrower | translation | rewording something in less technical terminology |
Broader | rewording, recasting, rephrasing | changing a particular word or phrase |
Spanish | paráfrasis | |
Catalan | paràfrasi | |
Adjectives | paraphrastic | altered by paraphrasing |
Verbs | paraphrase | express the same message in different words / words |
Meaning | Express the same message in different words / words. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | rephrase, reword | |
Narrower | translate | Express, as in simple and less technical language |
Broader | repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell | To say, state, or perform again |
Spanish | parafrasear | |
Catalan | parafrasejar | |
Nouns | paraphrase | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
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