Unparaphrasable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Impossible to paraphrase not-comparable

    "Movement like this suggests images and meanings, yet refuses to dictate--it is movement with unspecified or unparaphrasable content, but content nonetheless[…]."

Example

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"Movement like this suggests images and meanings, yet refuses to dictate--it is movement with unspecified or unparaphrasable content, but content nonetheless[…]."

Etymology

From un- + paraphrase + -able.

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