Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR'A-PHRAST
PAR'A-PHRAS'INGPAR-A-PHRAS'TIC, or PAR-A-PHRAS'TIC-AL
PAR'A-PHRAST, n. [Gr. παραφραστης.]
One that paraphrases; one that explains or translates in words more simple and clear than the words of the other. – Hooker.
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