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paraphrasis

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Noun — The act of paraphrasing, or expressing something using different words.

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Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

Etymology

This word comes from Latin paraphrasis, itself from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis). Compare periphrasis.

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