verb, noun
verb to express what sb has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand:
[VN] Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it. [also V]
noun a statement that expresses sth that sb has written or said using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Where does this definition of paraphrase come from?
This entry for paraphrase is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does paraphrase appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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