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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary meta·phrase \\ˈme-tə-ˌfrāz\\ noun DATE 1609 : a literal translation Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged met·a·phrase I. \ˈmed.əˌfrāz\ noun Etymology: New Latin metaphrasis, from Greek, from metaphrazein to translate (from meta- + phrazein to point out, show, tell) + -sis 1. archaic : a translation especially in verse : paraphrase 2. : a literal translation from one language into another — opposed to paraphrase II. transitive verb 1. : to make a metaphrase of 2. archaic : to render into verse 3. : to alter the wording of |
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