Metaphrase

[metәfreiz]

Definition

(n.) A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase.

(n.) An answering phrase; repartee.

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Definition

n. a translation from one language into another word for word—opp. to Paraphrase: a repartee—also Metaph′rasis.—n. Met′aphrast one who translates word for word.—adj. Metaphras′tic literal in translation.

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