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