Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraphrasable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-phrasable
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be paraphrased

Example Sentences

"Indeed, we may find ourselves saving the wrapper even after all the paraphrasable "content" is absorbed."

Etymology

Etymology tree English paraphrase Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English paraphrasable From paraphrase + -able.

Derived Forms

paraphrasably

Questions

What does paraphrasable mean?: Able to be paraphrased
Where does paraphrasable come from?: Etymology tree English paraphrase Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English paraphrasable From paraphrase + -able.

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