Paraphrasis

//pəˈræfrəsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of paraphrasing. uncountable
  2. 2
    rewording for the purpose of clarification wordnet

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Etymology

From Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis). Compare periphrasis.

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