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metaphrast
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metaphrastnoun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
A metaphrast has re-written Ian McEwan's book Atonement as a poem.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Metaphrastnoun
A literal translator; one who translates word for word from one language into another.
Etymology: metaphraste, Fr. μετάφραστης.
Webster Dictionary
Metaphrastnoun
a literal translator
Etymology: [Gr. : cf. F. mtaphraste.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metaphrast in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metaphrast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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