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paraphrastic
[ par-uh-fras-tik ]
/ ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk /
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adjective
having the nature of a paraphrase.
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Origin of paraphrastic
OTHER WORDS FROM paraphrastic
par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby paraphrastic
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