metaphrase
Meanings
noun
- A literal, word-for-word translation.
- An answering phrase; repartee.
verb
- To make such a literal translation.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μεταφράζομαι (metaphrázomai, “consider after”). By surface analysis, meta- + phrase.
Related words
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