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



RESET




Word of the Day

11 January 2025

COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins