metaphrase

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταφράζομαι (metaphrazomai), “‘consider after’”)

[edit] Noun

metaphrase (plural metaphrases)

1. a literal, word-for-word translation.

[edit] Verb

to metaphrase (third-person singular simple present metaphrases, present participle metaphrasing, simple past and past participle metaphrased)

1. to make such a literal translation.

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