paraphrasis
[ puh-raf-ruh-sis ]
/ pəˈræf rə sɪs /
noun, plural pa·raph·ra·ses [puh-raf-ruh-seez]. /pəˈræf rəˌsiz/.
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Origin of paraphrasis
From Latin
Words nearby paraphrasis
paraphernalia, paraphia, paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner
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Example sentences from the Web for paraphrasis
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