paraphonia (parafonia)

[NL., paraphragm (par'a-fram), п. [ paraph rag mal (par-a-frag'mal), a. [ rite. paraphrase (par'a-frāz), n. [ and his sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice. South , Sermons, IV. x. In paraphrase , or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden. 2. Specifically, in Scotland, one of sixty-seven versified renderings of as many selected pa ages of Scripture, usually bound up with the metrical psalms, and like them sung in church, etc.-3. In instrumental music , a transcription; a variation. Also paraph ras is . Chaldee Paraphrases. See Chaldee. paraphrase (par'a-frāz), v.; pret. and pp. par a phrased, ppr. paraphrasing. [=F. paraphraser = Sp. para fras ear = Pg. paraph ras ear = It. pa rafrasare; from the noun.] I. trans. To restate or translate with latitude; interpret; construe; unfold and expre the sense of (an author) with greater clearne and particularity by substituting other words for his own. to free ourselves ignorance malice of We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words, versaries. Stilling fleet , IMG:content-2324.png:[blocks in formation] 4282