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Rewording a text while preserving its meaning

A paraphrase or rephrase is a rewording of a text that retains the original meaning. Paraphrasing can enhance clarity and effectiveness in conveying ideas. It involves expressing the same concepts as the original text in a new way. For example, when someone tells a story they have heard, they paraphrase it in their own words while preserving the meaning. The term comes from the Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis) 'additional manner of expression'. The act of paraphrasing is also called paraphrasis. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: ParaphraseA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Paraphrase Generation and Supervised Learning for Improved Automatic Short Answer GradingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Book of PsalmesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Knowledge-Driven Encode, Retrieve, Paraphrase for Medical Image Report GenerationCited 222 times
  5. Go sideways: Paraphrasing (computational linguistics)A closely related topic
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📖 Definitions

Noun A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.

Noun One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

Verb To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.

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