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A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase.
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To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language.
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a brief rewriting of a work in words different from the original
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a restating of something in other, especially simpler, words.
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5,6 Using different words to express the same meaning.
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Restatement in your own words of a phrase or idea that you found in your research sources. When you paraphrase, be extra careful to footnote any ideas that you take from your sources.
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involves borrowing an idea that you rephrase in your own words.
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When writing university assignments you will frequently draw on the ideas and writings of others, and incorporate them into your own work. A paraphrase is one method of doing this. More about paraphrasing.
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Restatement of a text in different words.
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restating in one's own words the subject and ideas of another; also, restating in prose the subject and ideas of a poem
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restate in different words.
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rewording for the purpose of clarification
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express the same message in different words
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a detailed restatement in your own words of a written or sometimes spoken source material
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a "Free rendering or amplification of a passage, expression of its sense in other words
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a matter of using your own words to say what the author has told you
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a restatement in your own words and your own style of someone's ideas and discoveries
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a restatement, in your own words rather than the words of the author, of the comments or ideas from a research source
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a restatement of a message, usually for the sake of clarity, using different words
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a restatement of another writer's point
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a restatement of a quotation or text that is phrased in new words by the writer to make the original statement clearer or more succinct
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a restatement of information in the original source
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a restatement of the meaning of a passage
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a restatement of the original material using other words in the interest of simplicity
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a restatement of the poem in your own words
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a restatement of the quatiation in your own words, usung your own sentence structure
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a restatement of written or spoken text in different words
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a restatement or summary in your own language, and you must not use quotation marks
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a retelling of an idea in different words
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a rewording of another writer's text, explanation, argument, or narrative
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a rewording of a particular point in a source
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a re-wording of someone else's thoughts, while a quote means using their exact words
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a rewording of someone's ideas or information
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The reader re-states the author's sentence in a more straightforward manner. Readers paraphrase by replacing challenging vocabulary words with more familiar synonyms, simplifying syntax or sentence structure, or dividing a long sentence into multiple shorter sentences. Paraphrasing can be used to demonstrate the reader's comprehension of the sentence.
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to put another's idea, opinion or argument into your own words.
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to record someone else’s words in the writer’s own words
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To restate text or passage in another form or words.
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The act of putting another person's ideas into your own words. Paraphrasing simplifies a selection; it does not necessarily shorten it.
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a statement in which somebody expresses something that somebody has written or said using different words
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Paraphrase is the ability to describe something without using the exact word, or to say what someone else said, but without using the exact words that they did.
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to re-state a portion of text in your own words using the basic ideas of the original author
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A rewording of something written or spoken by someone else; a free rendering of a passage. See also Plagiarism.
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an indirect quote or summary of the words the news maker said
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to restate something in your own words.
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To use the ideas or words of another person, but stating them in your own words.
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A method of using information or opinions from a source while putting such information in your own words.
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To express a statement or text in other words, especially in order to clarify.
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(Gk. paraphrazein 'to say in other words; ÅÜ´«±¹µü¡N·NĶ): A rendering in other words of the sense of a text or passage.
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To express in other words the meaning of something spoken or written. Although not direct quotations, paraphrases must cite their sources.
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To express something using your own words without changing its meaning.
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Stating another author's opinions, ideas, or observations in your own words. When you paraphrase, you still give full credit (through in-text citation) to the original author.
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To reword a passage to express the meaning another way.
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A restatement of a text in a reader's own words
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The restatement of a poem using words that are different but as equivalent as possible. Here is a sample paraphrase: Moving th'earth brings harms and fears; Men reckon what it did and meant; But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent. -Donne, "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning""An earthquake causes a great deal of destruction and arouses fear. Men assess the damage it did and speculate about its significance. However, a movement of the heavenly bodies,though a phenomenon far more vast, does not show itself so directly or appear to have such terrible consequences."
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To restate or reword something that has been said by another person in order to confirm your understanding of the information.
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A restatement of a thought, passage, or text that significantly alters both the words and the grammatical structure of the original.
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is a restatement in your own words of someone else's ideas or observations. When paraphrasing, it is important to acknowledge the original source in order to avoid plagiarism. Parody
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restating the meaning in own words, retaining all of the ideas without making an interpretation or evaluation
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A paraphrase uses an existing translation as a starting point and rewrites that text using different words or formats, as opposed to actually translating directly from the original Hebrew and Greek text.
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To summarize or rewrite in your own words a quote. Paraphrasing should not have quote marks.
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Saying what someone else has said in your own words; contrast with summary and quote
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A sentence-by-sentence restatement of the ideas in a passage, using different words.
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A paraphrase is a statement or remark explained in other words or another way, so as to simplify or clarify its meaning. It can be used as a replacement for a direct quotation when the original text is unavailable or under copyright restriction. A paraphrase can substitute a euphemism for a direct statement, in order to avoid offense.
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