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Paraphrasis

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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as paraphrase.

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n. rewording for the purpose of clarification

Word Usage

"Ishaq's Arabic translation of the paraphrasis of the De Anima, mentioned in the sources, [86] is extant and edited (Lyons 1973; Elamrani Jamal 2003, 352-53)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rephrasing recasting rewording

Hyponym

translation