- met|a|phrast
- met|a|phrast «MEHT uh frast», noun.a person who changes a composition into a different literary form, as prose into verse.╂[< Greek metaphrástēs < metaphrázein translate]
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met|a|phrast
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phrast — met·a·phrast; para·phrast; … English syllables
metaphrast — met·a·phrast … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Metaphrast — Met a*phrast, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m[ e]taphraste.] A literal translator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
