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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARAPH

Via French from Medieval Latin paraphus, variant of paragraphusparagraph.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAPH

paraph  [ˈpærəf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAPH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paraph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of paraph in the English dictionary

The definition of paraph in the dictionary is a flourish after a signature, originally to prevent forgery.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAPH


dandruff
ˈdændrəf
daraf
ˈdærəf
Musharraf
məˈʃærəf
seraph
ˈsɛrəf
teraph
ˈtɛrəf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAPH

parapet
paraphasia
paraphasic
paraphernalia
paraphilia
paraphiliac
paraphimoses
paraphimosis
paraphonia
paraphonic
paraphrasable
paraphrase
paraphraser
paraphrast
paraphrastic
paraphrastical
paraphrenia
paraphysate
paraphyses
paraphysis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAPH

autograph
chromolithograph
chronograph
digraph
electron micrograph
graph
ideograph
lithograph
micrograph
monograph
pantagraph
pantograph
paragraph
phonograph
photograph
pictograph
seismograph
spirograph
subgraph
telegraph

Synonyms and antonyms of paraph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paraph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAPH

Find out the translation of paraph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paraph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paraph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

paraph
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rúbrica
570 millions of speakers

English

paraph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्तखत करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

paraph
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

paraph
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paraph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paraph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paraph
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

paraph
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

paraph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ký tên tắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paraph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paraf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parafa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parafa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

paraph
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parafa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

PARAPH
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Parafeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paraph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parafr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paraph

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPH»

The term «paraph» is normally little used and occupies the 127.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paraph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paraph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paraph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAPH»

Discover the use of paraph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paraph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paraph of bone & other kinds of blue: Poems
In response to Charlie Parker's theory of art, "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn", Ed Pavlic breathes exuberant life into his poetry through rigorous attention to overlapping facets of language -- visual, tonal, rhythmic ...
Edward Michael Pavlić, 2001
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The Manuscripts of Piers Plowman
Most headings preceded by red or blue paraph sign (represented here as f ). • Drawing of eagle at bottom of page used to distinguish traditional four parts of text: 1r, 35r, 68v, 98v. [no title] 4r % Passus Primus de visione 7r U Passus secundus ...
C. David Benson, Lynne S. Blanchfield, 1997
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Semantics: From meaning to text
All restructuring DSynt-Paraph-rules can be stated in terms of these elementary transformations. However, in this chapter, I do not use elementary transformations in all cases since this would unduly complicate the presentation. 1 limit myself to ...
Igor A. Mel_?uk, David Beck, Alain Polguère, 2013
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The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945
I'irst Chorus A free tempo theme vamp paraph'd A1 free tempo theme vamp modii - paraph'd lation B (bridge) in tempo bridge theme (paraph'd) A2 Intro, vamp in tempo (but rubato) theme paraph'd vamp (variant of A) variant of A) (8th (orna- ...
Gunther Schuller, 1991
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The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945
I'irst Chorus A free tempo theme vamp paraph'd A1 free tempo theme vamp modii - paraph'd lation B (bridge) in tempo bridge theme (paraph'd) A2 Intro, vamp in tempo (but rubato) theme paraph'd vamp (variant of A) variant of A) (8th (orna- ...
Gunther Schuller, 1989
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The Nag Hammadi Library After Fifty Years: Proceedings of ...
The title of Paraph. Shem invites comparison with The Paraphrase of Seth used by the "Sethian" Gnostics according to the testimony of Hippolytus (Ref. 5.19-22). Wisse describes the relationship between the two as follows: Apart from sharing ...
John Douglas Turner, Anne Marie McGuire, 1997
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Medieval Texts in Context
The colour ofthe paraph is to a certain extent dictated by the colour of the ink used for the book title. If the book title is in red ink, the paraph is as a rule in blue ink – a feature present in twenty-four manuscripts of the present survey; twenty- one ...
Graham D. Caie, Denis Renevey, 2008
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The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman: Together ...
Paraph, is all wrong here. 163. \anne ; MS. The. " The is evidently tho, i. e. then ; " Whit. Note. No doubt this is the right account of the false reading T/ie. shewede. Whit. she wede ; a misprint. 167. worth ; so in Whit. ; but MS. has worth. However  ...
William Langland, Walter William Skeat, 1873
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Julian of Norwich: The Influence of Late-medieval Devotional ...
uous in the mise-en-page of laud Misc 210. presented as a continuous block of prose, the treatise's only textual breaks are red and blue paraph marks. These are consistently used to introduce lists and then mark out separate items listed: for ...
Elisabeth M. Dutton, 2008
10
Annotations on the New Testament: compiled from the best ...
Tho. Pyle. Paraphrase on the Acts and the Eps. Jn. Locke. Paraph, with Notes on the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians. J. Peirce. Paraph, with Notes on the Colossians, Philippians, and Hebrews. [Completed by Hallett.] Dr. Geo.
Jonathan Peele Dabney, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paraph is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawrence Co. agents arrest 24 people in drug round-up - WSFA …
14- Kimberly Page Lampkin 36, 342 Co Rd 556, Trinity, Al. Chemical Endangerment/ Possession of Marijuana II/ Possession of Drug Paraph. «WSFA, Apr 15»
2
Schools start treating e-cigarettes as drug paraphernalia
FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, Daryl Cura demonstrates an e-cigarette at Vape store in Chicago. Some schools are taking stricter ... «Washington Times, Feb 15»
3
What do cricketers' autographs tell us about them?
This player uses a double paraph - underscore - which Marne interprets as selfishness, and a cricketer "looking for recognition they feel is due, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 14»
4
Rain or shine, Magazine Street, Oak and Freret beckon shoppers …
Jewelry maker Anna Quinn looks in to a Paraph mirror by Caitlin Waugh at a Freret Market event in 2010. (UptownMessenger.com file photo by ... «UptownMessenger.com, May 14»
5
Alexandria Sekella's Baby Daddy Matt McCann Opens Up About His …
... was arrested once in 2012 and once in 2013 for "Marijuana-Small Amt Personal Use," as well as once in 2013 for "Use/Poss Of Drug Paraph. «Wetpaint, Jan 14»
6
Crawford County Arrest REports — Week of Oct. 12
10/10/13 Habjan, Audrey Ruth-Pittsburg- A use or poss paraph with intent to cultivate cont subs, Distribute certain hallucinogens. 10/10/13 ... «Pittsburg Morning Sun, Oct 13»
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Cross-Collateralization: Beware The Intricacies Of Local Real Estate …
As further explained, a "paraph" is a signature (typically a notary's signature), and when a note is "paraphed for identification with a mortgage" ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Aug 13»
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Twerking video has parents and administrators embroiled in battle
que peut apporter Ison ? le “Nouveau Contrat social” a donc t paraph par la direction, CFTC, o , les derni res nouvelles ne sont ... «fox5sandiego.com, May 13»
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Deputies: Drugs and text messages about selling them land teen in jail
... DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTR SUBST, NARC EQUIP PARAPH-POSSESS AND OR USE Residence: NAPLES Age: 19 Occupation: COOK ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 12»
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'I have never stopped trying'
His final paraph is as elegant and gentlemanly as his career, through which I feel he has always lived in the shadow of players deemed greater. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Mar 12»

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