Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who paraphrases.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who paraphrases.
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- noun One who
paraphrases .
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Examples
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Fortunately, it is not essential for us to establish whether or not Andronicus was the first paraphraser of Aristotle.
Commentators on Aristotle Falcon, Andrea 2009
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Puzo, Mario, as Balzac paraphraser, 42; on morality of great fortunes, 42
Who's Who 2006
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Puzo, Mario, as Balzac paraphraser, 42; on morality of great fortunes, 42
Who's Who 2006
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Puzo, Mario, as Balzac paraphraser, 42; on morality of great fortunes, 42
Who's Who 2006
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In fact, in one class students took turns being “paraphraser of the day.”
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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In fact, in one class students took turns being “paraphraser of the day.”
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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KALB: I've been shopping around for some estimates of the job you're doing, and what I'm getting, if I may boil it down, something like you are an elegant paraphraser of the obvious.
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A less extreme but still artful example is presented by the physician and theatrical director Jonathan Miller, who once described himself as a skilled paraphraser—a talent he was obliged to develop rather early in life.
Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995
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A less extreme but still artful example is presented by the physician and theatrical director Jonathan Miller, who once described himself as a skilled paraphraser—a talent he was obliged to develop rather early in life.
Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995
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We, therefore, do not need a Reader's Digest condensation committee, nor a paraphraser, nor a naturalistic-minded critical editor, nor a so-called
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