metaphrast
[ met-uh-frast ]
noun
a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
Origin of metaphrast
1Other words from metaphrast
- met·a·phras·tic, met·a·phras·ti·cal, adjective
- met·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby metaphrast
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British Dictionary definitions for metaphrast
metaphrast
/ (ˈmɛtəˌfræst) /
noun
a person who metaphrases, esp one who changes the form of a text, as by rendering verse into prose
Origin of metaphrast
1C17: from Medieval Greek metaphrastēs translator
Derived forms of metaphrast
- metaphrastic or metaphrastical, adjective
- metaphrastically, adverb
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