Meaning Of Paraphrase

Way back in first century, the Roman poet Martial used the Latin word plagiarius (which means kidnapper) to describe pilfer somebody’s work as his own work. Later on, in 1601, Ben Jonson introduced word “Plagiary” in the English language, which usually means guilty for pilfer.[1][2]
Plagiarism is described as the wrong way of showing other author work as his own original work. Sometimes, even it can be idea, thoughts, language or may be expressions for that instance.[3][4] Plagiarism is offence in academic which in turn shows the dishonesty and it’s a breach of journalistic ethics. It may lead to penalties, suspension and even in some cases expulsion when it comes to institutions[6][7]. In recent times its been reported that high number of extreme plagiarism is been spot.[5]
A paraphrase is a way of presenting the same meaning of sentence in the other words. Paraphrase may need not require a direct quotation. Paraphrase tries to hold the meaning of sentence and puts in the different form of words for in detail understanding and expressing thoughts[8]. According to the Irving Hexham, paraphrasing without providing the actual citation of the proper source and excessive paraphrasing even after source is mentioned without providing new information is also considered as plagiarism[9]. This is the tricky situation because it’s very tough to prove. Paraphrasing only limited to the material source which can convey the exact meaning which is discussed, explained and argued about.