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Definition of "paraphrastic" [par•a•phras•tic]

  • Of, relating to, or having the nature of paraphrase. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "paraphrastic" in a sentence
  • "The same kind of paraphrastic dilution runs through the volume; nor is"
  • "The Romantic Body is primarily a thematic and paraphrastic book about sex in work by three poets."
  • "On our own part, we beg to add, that we understand the style of the translator is more paraphrastic than can be approved by those who are acquainted with the singularly curious original."