METAPHRASE
Etymology
Noun
metaphrase (plural metaphrases)
a literal, word-for-word translation.
An answering phrase; repartee.
Verb
metaphrase (third-person singular simple present metaphrases, present participle metaphrasing, simple past and past participle metaphrased)
to make such a literal translation.
Source: Wiktionary
Met"a*phrase, n. Etym: [Gr. meta`frasis, from metafrazein to
paraphrase; meta` beyond, over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F.
métaphrase.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition