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meta·phrase (metə frāz′)

noun

a translation; esp., a literal, word-for-word translation, as distinguished from a paraphrase

Etymology: ModL metaphrasis < Gr < metaphrazein: see meta- & phrase

transitive verb -·phrased′, -·phras′·ing

  1. to translate, esp. literally
  2. to change the wording of

metaphrase Related Forms
met′a·phras·tic (-frastik) adjective