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- [met-uh-freyz]
- /ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz/
- /ˈme.tə.freɪz/
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- [met-uh-freyz]
- /ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz/
Definitions of metaphrase word
- noun metaphrase a literal translation. 1
- verb with object metaphrase to translate, especially literally. 1
- verb with object metaphrase to change the phrasing or literary form of. 1
- noun metaphrase A literal, word-for-word translation, as opposed to a paraphrase. 1
- noun metaphrase a literal translation 0
- verb metaphrase to alter or manipulate the wording of 0
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Origin of metaphrase
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10, metaphrase is from the Greek word metáphrasis a paraphrasing, change of phrasing. See meta-, phrase
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Parts of speech for Metaphrase
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preposition
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metaphrase popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
metaphrase usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for metaphrase
verb metaphrase
- convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- render — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
noun metaphrase
- rendering — Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- version — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
- adaptation — An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
- rendition — the act of rendering.
- reading — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
Antonyms for metaphrase
verb metaphrase
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- stagnate — to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
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