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      paraphrastic
      adjective
      altered by paraphrasing
      Roots
      parapara- · Greek · beside, alongsidephrazeinphrast- · Greek · to tell, to expressikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
      Words related to paraphrastic
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      Where does paraphrastic come from?

      The word paraphrastic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, alongside”); phrast, from Greek phrazein (“to tell, to express”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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