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Metaphrase \Met"a*phrase\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*fr[=a]z), n. [Gr. meta`frasis, from metafra`zein to paraphrase; meta` beyond, over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. m['e]taphrase.] A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 a literal, word-for-word translation. 2 An answering phrase; repartee. vb. to make such a literal translation.

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Metaphrase is a term referring to literal translation , i.e., "word by word and line by line" translation . In everyday usage, metaphrase means literalism; however, metaphrase is also the translation of poetry into prose. Unlike " paraphrase ," which has ...