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paraphrasis

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paraphrasis, paraphrase
the recasting of an idea in words different from that originally used, whether in the same language or in a translation. Cf. metaphrasis, periphrasis. — paraphrastic, paraphrastical, adj.
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Noun1.paraphrasis - rewording for the purpose of clarification
recasting, rephrasing, rewording - changing a particular word or phrase
translation - rewording something in less technical terminology


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Noelle Balley closes this section with a contribution dealing with the reception and condemnation leading to censorship of Erasmus's Paraphrasis by the Sorbonne's theologian, Noel Beda.
6: Paraphrasis in Epistolam Pauli Apostoli ad Hebraeos, In Epistolam Jacob, In Duas Epistolas Petri, in Treis Epistolas Canonicas Joannis.
 
 
 
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