PARAPHRASTICAL

Adjective

paraphrastical (comparative more paraphrastical, superlative most paraphrastical)

Alternative form of paraphrastic

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*phras"tic, Par`a*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.paraphrastique.]

Definition: Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free.

– Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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