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View synonyms for metaphrase

metaphrase

[ met-uh-freyz ]

noun

  1. a literal translation.

verb (used with object)

, met·a·phrased, met·a·phras·ing.
  1. to translate, especially literally.
  2. to change the phrasing or literary form of.

metaphrase

/ ˈmɛtəˌfreɪz /

noun

  1. See paraphrase
    a literal translation Compare paraphrase

verb

  1. to alter or manipulate the wording of
  2. to translate literally

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphrase1

First recorded in 1600–10, metaphrase is from the Greek word metáphrasis a paraphrasing, change of phrasing. See meta-, phrase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphrase1

C17: from Greek metaphrazein to translate

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