paraphrastic

/,pærə'fræstik/

Thân thiện

A student writes a paraphrastic version of a famous quote in her notebook.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving paraphrase: Describes something that is expressed or altered by paraphrasing, meaning it rewords or restates text or speech while retaining the original meaning.
   • Having the nature of a paraphrase: Characterized by being a longer, explanatory, or interpretive version of an original statement.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The student's essay was too paraphrastic; it merely restated the source material without adding original analysis.
  • A paraphrastic translation aims to convey the general meaning of the text rather than a word-for-word rendering.

Advanced Usage

• In literary or textual analysis: Used to describe a style of commentary or interpretation that extensively rephrases the original text.
  • The medieval gloss on the poem was highly paraphrastic, expanding each line with explanatory notes.

Variants and Related Words

• Paraphrase (n/v): A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form. To express the meaning of something using different words.
  • He wrote a paraphrase of the complex legal document.
• Paraphrast (n, archaic): A person who paraphrases.

Synonyms

• Expository: Intended to explain or describe something.
• Explanatory: Serving to explain something.
• Periphrastic: Using more words than necessary; circumlocutory (this can be a close synonym but often carries a more negative connotation of being roundabout).

Antonyms

• Literal: Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
• Verbatim: In exactly the same words as were used originally.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. altered by paraphrasing