how to pronounce paraphrase

/ˈpɛɹəfˌɹɛɪz/

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paraphrase is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of paraphrase in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he said and i paraphrase i think …”

meanings of paraphrase

noun:

A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

verb:

To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.

paraphrase frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word paraphrase occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics paraphrase can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that paraphrase can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;