Definition of: paraphrase

(par′ə·frāz) noun
A restatement of meaning of a passage, work, etc.
—v.t. & v.i. ·phrased, ·phras·ing To express in or make a paraphrase. [<F <L paraphrasis <Gk. <paraphrazein tell the same thing in other words <para- beside + phrazein tell]
—par′a·phras′er, par′a·phrast (-frast) noun
—par′a·phras′tic adjective
—par′a·phras′ti·cal·ly adverb