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translation vs paraphrase

paraphrase vs translation

translation and paraphrase both are nouns.

translation is not a verb while paraphrase is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
translation Yes No No No
paraphrase Yes No Yes No
As nouns, paraphrase is a hypernym of translation; that is, paraphrase is a word with a broader meaning than translation:
  • translation: rewording something in less technical terminology
  • paraphrase: rewording for the purpose of clarification
Other hypernyms of translation include paraphrasis.
translation (noun) paraphrase (noun)
the act of uniform movement rewording for the purpose of clarification
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
translation (verb) paraphrase (verb)
express the same message in different words
Difference between translation and paraphrase

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