Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR-A-PHRAS'TIC, or PAR-A-PHRAS'TIC-AL
PAR'A-PHRASTPAR-A-PHRAS'TIC-AL-LY
PAR-A-PHRAS'TIC, or PAR-A-PHRAS'TIC-AL, a.
Free, clear and ample in explanation; explaining or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not verbal or literal.
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