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Annotation vs Paraphrase - What's the difference?

annotation | paraphrase |

As a noun annotation

is a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

As a verb paraphrase is

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annotation

English

Noun

(wikipedia annotation) (en noun)
  • a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
  • a comment added to a text
  • the process of writing such comment or commentary
  • (computing) metadata added to a document or program
  • (genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases

    • paraphrase

    English

    (wikipedia paraphrase)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.

    • Derived terms

    * paraphrastic * paraphrastical * paraphrastically

    See also

    * Etymology of translation * metaphrase

    Verb

    (paraphras)
  • To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.