metaphrast

[ met-uh-frast ]

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noun

a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.

metaphrast

/ ˈmɛtəˌfræst /

noun

a person who metaphrases, esp one who changes the form of a text, as by rendering verse into prose

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Derived Forms

ˌmetaˈphrastic, adjective
ˌmetaˈphrastically, adverb

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Other Words From

meta·phrastic meta·phrasti·cal adjective
meta·phrasti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphrast¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphrast¹

C17: from Medieval Greek metaphrastēs translator

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