Associations to the word «Paraphrase»

Wiktionary

PARAPHRASE, noun. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
PARAPHRASE, verb. To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.

Dictionary definition

PARAPHRASE, noun. Rewording for the purpose of clarification.
PARAPHRASE, verb. Express the same message in different words.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates