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Meaning of paraphrase in English

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  • din something into someone phrasal verb
  • drill someone in something
  • drill something into someone
  • drum something into someone phrasal verb
  • regurgitate
  • reiteration
  • repetitively
  • restatement
  • I would take issue with your paraphrase of my position .
  • She does not follow Shakespeare's text but has devised her own paraphrase of it.
  • Allow me to end my first speech with my own paraphrase of the statement .

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