Paraphrase
See also: paraphrase and paraphrasé
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁaˈfʁaːzə/
- Rhymes: -aːzə
Noun
Paraphrase f
- paraphrase (restatement of a text in different words)
- artistic variation of a melody
Synonyms
- Umschreibung (sometimes slightly unprecise)
- Wortumschreibung
- Zirkumskription
- Zirkumlokution
- Periphrase (synonym in the broad sense)
Derived terms
- paraphrasieren
Further reading
- Paraphrase in Duden online