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Periphrased vs Paraphrased - What's the difference?

periphrased | paraphrased |

As verbs the difference between periphrased and paraphrased

is that periphrased is past tense of periphrase while paraphrased is past tense of paraphrase.

periphrased

English

Verb

(head)
  • (periphrase)

    • periphrase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
  • * (rfdate) De Quincey,
    • To describe by enigmatic periphrases .

    Synonyms

    * periphrasis

    Derived terms

    * periphrasic

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To express by or circumlocution.
  • To use circumlocution.

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

    paraphrased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (paraphrase)

    • 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.