METAPHRASE


Meaning of METAPHRASE in English

/met"euh frayz'/ , n. , v. , metaphrased, metaphrasing .

n.

1. a literal translation.

v.t.

2. to translate, esp. literally.

3. to change the phrasing or literary form of.

[ 1600-10; metáphrasis a paraphrasing, change of phrasing. See META-, PHRASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .