para·phrase
ˈper-ə-ˌfrāz
ˈpa-rə-
1
: a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
The teacher asked the students to write a paraphrase of the poem.
2
: the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition
paraphrase, which aims rather at recapturing the general impression of a foreign work—Times Literary Supplement
paraphrased; paraphrasing
: to make a paraphrase
: to make a paraphrase of
paraphraser
noun
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