met|a|phrase

met|a|phrase
met|a|phrase «MEHT uh frayz», noun, verb, -phrased, -phras|ing.
–n.
a translation, especially a word-for-word translation as distinguished from a paraphrase.
–v.t.
1. to translate, especially word for word.
2. to change the phrasing or literary form of.
[< Greek metáphrasis < meta- + phrázein translate, explain; declare]

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