paraphrase

noun
/ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/

Etymology

From Middle French paraphrase.

  1. derived from paraphrase

Definitions

  1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory…

    A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.

    • Near-synonym: paraphrasis
    • close paraphrase
    • The article included a brief paraphrase of the speech.
  2. One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of…

    One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

  3. To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken…

    To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.

    • She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at paraphrase. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at paraphrase. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at paraphrase

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA