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paraphrasis

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English

Etymology

From Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis). Compare periphrasis.

Pronunciation

Noun

paraphrasis (uncountable)

  1. The practice of paraphrasing.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis).

Pronunciation

Noun

paraphrasis f (genitive paraphrasis); third declension

  1. paraphrase

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in ).

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • paraphrasis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paraphrasis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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