metaphrase noun & verb. ['mɛtǝfreɪz] As noun also (earlier) in Latin form metaphrasis. M16.
[mod. Latin metaphrasis from Greek, from metaphrazein translate, formed as META- + phrazein tell.]
A. noun.
1. A metrical translation. M16-M18.

2. (A) translation. Now spec. (a) word-for-word translation as opp. to (a) paraphrase. M17.
b. verb trans.
1. Translate, esp. in verse. E-M17.

2. Alter the phrasing or language of; reword. M19.

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