See Also: paraphrast(dictionary)

paraphrast (iou)



paraphrast noun. M16.
[medieval Latin paraphrastes from Greek paraphrastes, from paraphrazein: see PARAPHRASE.]
A person who paraphrases; a paraphraser.
para'phrastic adjective [medieval Latin paraphrasticus] of, pertaining to, or of the nature of paraphrase; fond of using paraphrase: E17.
para'phrastical adjective paraphrastic M16.
para'phrastically adverb M16.