ˈmed.əˌfrast noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle Greek metaphrastēs, from Greek metaphrazein to translate
: translator ; specifically : one who turns verse into a different meter or prose into verse
• met·a·phras·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|frastik or met·a·phras·ti·cal -tə̇kəl adjective
• met·a·phras·ti·cal·ly -k(ə)lē adverb