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Meaning of Paraphrase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz

Definitions

  1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
    countable, uncountable
  2. One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.
    Scotland, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أعادة الصياغة سرد
Bosanski parafraza парафраза
Čeština parafrázovat
Deutsch Nacherzählung Paraphrase paraphrasieren sinngemäß wiedergeben sinngemäße Wiedergabe Umschreiben Umschreibung Wiedererzählung
Esperanto parafrazo
Español parafrasear paráfrasis
Suomi mukailla parafraasi
Français paraphrase paraphrase paraphraser
Galego parafrasear
Hrvatski parafraza парафраза
Magyar elmagyaráz körülír
Italiano parafrasi
日本語 引用する 言い換える
Kurdî şerh
Latina paraphrasis
മലയാളം പരാവർത്തനം
Nederlands parafrase
Polski parafraza parafrazować
Português paráfrase parafrasear
Română parafrază perifrază
Русский парафраза парафрази́ровать переска́з пересказа́ть переска́зывать
Српски parafraza парафраза
Svenska parafras
Kiswahili fasili
ไทย ถอดความ
Tagalog paraprase
Türkçe açım açımlama açımlamak şerh şerh etmek teşrih teşrih etmek
Українська парафразува́ти переказ перефразовувати перефразувати

Examples

“Near-synonym: paraphrasis”
“close paraphrase”
“The article included a brief paraphrase of the speech.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

paraphrase mass Paraphrased Paraphraser Paraphrases Paraphrasing paraphrasis

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