paraphrast

[ par-uh-frast ]

/ ˈpær əˌfræst /

noun

a person who paraphrases.

Origin of paraphrast

1540–50; <Late Latin paraphrastēs<Greek paraphrastḗs, derivative of paraphrázein to retell in other words, equivalent to para-para-¹ + phrad-, base of phrázein to tell, declare + -tēs agent noun suffix, with dt>st

Words nearby paraphrast

paraphia, paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia

Example sentences from the Web for paraphrast

Except in inserting the prayer and the Benedicite, the paraphrast draws only from the canonical part of the book of Daniel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
The word in these two texts, usually translated shoe by the Chaldee paraphrast, in the latter is rendered glove.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
Musgrave proposes to read προμισθιαν for προμηθιαν: the version above is in accordance with the scholiast and the paraphrast.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides
But Jonathan, he adds, takes on him the liberty of a paraphrast.
The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets|Eleazar Lord

In short, FitzGerald was more properly a paraphrast than a translator.
The Age of Tennyson|Hugh Walker

单词	paraphrast
释义	paraphrast [ par-uh-frast ] / ˈpær əˌfræst / noun a person who paraphrases. Origin of paraphrast 1540–50; <Late Latin paraphrastēs<Greek paraphrastḗs, derivative of paraphrázein to retell in other words, equivalent to para-para-¹ + phrad-, base of phrázein to tell, declare + -tēs agent noun suffix, with dt>st Words nearby paraphrast paraphia, paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paraphrast Except in inserting the prayer and the Benedicite, the paraphrast draws only from the canonical part of the book of Daniel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various The word in these two texts, usually translated shoe by the Chaldee paraphrast, in the latter is rendered glove. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|Isaac D'Israeli Musgrave proposes to read προμισθιαν for προμηθιαν: the version above is in accordance with the scholiast and the paraphrast. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.\|Euripides But Jonathan, he adds, takes on him the liberty of a paraphrast. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets\|Eleazar Lord In short, FitzGerald was more properly a paraphrast than a translator. The Age of Tennyson\|Hugh Walker
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