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paraphrase

1. para.phrase \'par-*-.fra-z\ n [MF, fr. L paraphrasis, fr. Gk, fr. 
   paraphrazein to paraphrase, fr.] para- + phrazein to point out 1: a 
   restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another  form 
   2: the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition 
2. paraphrase vt : to make a paraphrase of to make a paraphrase  - 
   para.phras.er n