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Webster 1913 Edition

(mĕt′ȧ-frāz)

Noun.

[Gr.

μετάφρασις

, from

μεταφράζειν

to paraphrase;

μετά

beyond, over +

φράζειν

to speak: cf. F.

métaphrase

A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; a literal translation; – opposed to

paraphrase

Dryden.

An answering phrase; repartee.

Mrs. Browning.

Noun.

[Gr. over, according to or with, and phrase.]

A verbal translation; a version or translation or one language into another, word for word.