Paraphrase
See also: paraphrase and paraphrasé
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Paraphrase f (genitive Paraphrase, plural Paraphrasen)
- paraphrase (restatement of a text in different words)
- artistic variation of a melody
Declension edit
Declension of Paraphrase [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 edit
- Umschreibung (sometimes slightly unprecise)
- Wortumschreibung
- Zirkumskription
- Zirkumlokution
- Periphrase (synonym in the broad sense)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Paraphrase” in Duden online