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Paraphrasing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Paraphrasing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of paraphrase.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of paraphrase.

More Meanings

  1. A paraphrased statement.

Example Sentences

Several paragraphs are mainly composed of paraphrasings or direct quotations from a single reference source.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rephrase, reword, paraphrasis, paraphrast, metaphrase, semi-quote.

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