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metaphrase

metaphrase


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metaphrase  \Met"a*phrase\,  n.  [Gr.  meta`frasis,  from  metafrazein 
  to  paraphrase;  meta`  beyond,  over  +  fra`zein  to  speak:  cf  F. 
  m['e]taphrase.] 
  1.  A  verbal  translation;  a  version  or  translation  from  one 
  language  into  another,  word  for  word  --  opposed  to 
  {paraphrase}.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  An  answering  phrase;  repartee.  --Mrs.  Browning.