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Word: Paraphrasis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek (see paraphrase)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈrafrəsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a rewording of something written or spoken; a paraphrase.
Short Definition:rewording of something written or spoken
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