METAPHRAST

Noun

metaphrast (plural metaphrasts)

A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

A metaphrast has re-written Ian McEwan's book Atonement as a poem.

Source: Wiktionary


Met"a*phrast, n. Etym: [Gr. métaphraste.]

Definition: A literal translator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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