Main Entry:

¹para·phrase

Pronunciation:

\ˈper-ə-ˌfrāz,ˈpa-rə-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French, from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein to paraphrase, from para- + phrazein to point out

Date:

1548

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