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

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