Definition of paraphrase
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
paraphrase
verb
paraphrased; paraphrasing
Definition of paraphrase (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make a paraphrase
: to make a paraphrase of
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The first known use of paraphrase was in 1548
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