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metaphrased

Variant of metaphrase

noun

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

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

transitive verb metaphrased, metaphrasing

to translate, esp. literally
to change the wording of

Related Forms:

metaphrastic adjective

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