metaphrast

met·a·phrast

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [met-uh-frast]
- /ˈmɛt əˌfræst/
- /mˌetəfrˈast/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-uh-frast]
- /ˈmɛt əˌfræst/

Definitions of metaphrast word

noun metaphrast a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse. 1
noun metaphrast A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose. 1
noun metaphrast a person who metaphrases, esp one who changes the form of a text, as by rendering verse into prose 0
noun metaphrast a person who puts a piece of writing into another literary form, as prose into verse 0

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Origin of metaphrast

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; Medieval Greek metaphrástēs one who translates, equivalent to *metaphrad-, base of metaphrázein to translate (see meta-, phrase) + -tēs agent suffix

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Parts of speech for Metaphrast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Metaphrast

metaphrast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

metaphrast usage trend in Literature

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