paraphrase
pronunciation
How to pronounce paraphrase in British English:
UK [ˈpærəfreɪz]
How to pronounce paraphrase in American English:
US [ˈpærəfreɪz]
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- Noun:
- rewording for the purpose of clarification
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- Verb:
- express the same message in different words
Word Origin
- paraphrase (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French paraphrase (1520s), from Latin paraphrasis "a paraphrase," from Greek paraphrasis "a free rendering," from paraphrazein "to tell in other words," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + phrazein "to tell" (see phrase (n.)).
- paraphrase (v.)
- c. 1600, from paraphrase (n.) or from French paraphraser. Related: Paraphrased; paraphrasing.
Example
- 1. The charge that capitalism seeks to kill competition was revealed to be a paraphrase of adam smith .
- 2. Or to paraphrase princess diana , there are three of us in this marriage .
- 3. Faced with denunciations by european leaders , the world 's dictators may be tempted to paraphrase stalin : " the european union ! How many divisions does it have ? "
- 4. My basic rule for deciding when to use french words was when I saw that it was absolutely indispensable-when a translation or paraphrase wouldn 't do , when an equivalent of a french word or expression didn 't exist in english .
- 5. He then called the expelled al jazeera correspondent melissa chan " a bitch " and said that anyone who demonises china should shut up and get lost ( to paraphrase politely ) .