What does paraphrastic mean?
Definitions for paraphrastic
ˌpær əˈfræs tɪkpara·phras·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
paraphrasticadjective
altered by paraphrasing
Wiktionary
paraphrasticadjective
Pertaining to a paraphrase.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Paraphrastical, Paraphrasticadjective
Lax in interpretation; not literal; not verbal.
Etymology: from paraphrase.
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paraphrastic
Paraphrastic refers to the act of expressing something in a roundabout or indirect manner often for emphasis or clarity, especially by using more or different words to say almost the same thing. It can often involve the use of restatement in a different form or other words. A paraphrastic approach or text may be more detailed, using several words to express the idea of a single word.
Webster Dictionary
Paraphrasticadjective
alt. of Paraphrastical
Etymology: [Gr. : cf. F. paraphrastique.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paraphrastic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paraphrastic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Translations for paraphrastic
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- parafràstica, parafràsticCatalan, Valencian
- paraphrastiqueFrench
- aainshaghManx
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