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par•a•phrast
(par′ə frast′),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who paraphrases.
- Greek paraphrasté̄s, derivative of paraphrázein to retell in other words, equivalent. to para- para-1 + phrad-, base of phrázein to tell, declare + -tēs agent noun, nominal suffix, with dt
st - Late Latin paraphrastēs
- 1540–50
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