"paraphrase" meaning in English

See paraphrase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈparəfreɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paraphrase.wav [UK] Forms: paraphrase [canonical], paraphrases [third-person, singular], paraphrased [past], paraphrased [past, participle], paraphrasing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|paraphras|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you paraphrase something, you say it again in different words. Synonyms: reword, rephrase, rewrite
    Sense id: simple-paraphrase-en-verb-5qbs7YhH
     
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        }
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