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paraphrase vs translation

translation vs paraphrase

paraphrase and translation both are nouns.

paraphrase is a verb but translation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paraphrase Yes No Yes No
translation Yes No No No
As nouns, translation is a hyponym of paraphrase; that is, translation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paraphrase:
  • paraphrase: rewording for the purpose of clarification
  • translation: rewording something in less technical terminology
paraphrase (noun) translation (noun)
rewording for the purpose of clarification the act of uniform movement
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
rewording something in less technical terminology
a uniform movement without rotation
(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
paraphrase (verb) translation (verb)
express the same message in different words
Difference between paraphrase and translation

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