"paraphrasing" meaning in English

See paraphrasing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: paraphrasings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paraphrasing (plural paraphrasings)
  1. A paraphrased statement.
    Sense id: en-paraphrasing-en-noun-phRfASzi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} paraphrasing
  1. present participle and gerund of paraphrase Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: paraphrase
    Sense id: en-paraphrasing-en-verb-Xgy--Tzm

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Several paragraphs are mainly composed of paraphrasings or direct quotations from a single reference source.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A paraphrased statement."
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