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para-phrase

pa·ra-phrase
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pah-rah, pahr-ah freyz]
    • /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ freɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pah-rah, pahr-ah freyz]
    • /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ freɪz/

Definitions of para-phrase word

  • noun para-phrase a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording. 1
  • noun para-phrase the act or process of restating or rewording. 1
  • verb with object para-phrase to render the meaning of in a paraphrase: to paraphrase a technical paper for lay readers. 1
  • verb without object para-phrase to make a paraphrase or paraphrases. 1

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Origin of para-phrase

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Middle French < Latin paraphrasis < Greek paráphrasis. See para-1, phrase

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Para-phrase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

para-phrase popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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