Paraphrase

See also: paraphrase and paraphrasé

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁaˈfʁaːzə/

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• Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

Paraphrase f (genitive Paraphrase, plural Paraphrasen)

1. paraphrase (restatement of a text in different words)
2. artistic variation of a melody

Declension

Declension of Paraphrase [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Paraphrase	die	Paraphrasen
genitive	einer	der	Paraphrase	der	Paraphrasen
dative	einer	der	Paraphrase	den	Paraphrasen
accusative	eine	die	Paraphrase	die	Paraphrasen

Synonyms

• Umschreibung (sometimes slightly unprecise)
• Wortumschreibung
• Zirkumskription
• Zirkumlokution
• Periphrase (synonym in the broad sense)

Derived terms

• paraphrasieren

Further reading

• “Paraphrase” in Duden online