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metaphrasis

metaphrasis noun: metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation.

Noun

metaphrasis

  1. metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation
  2. metaphrase; repartee

Questions about metaphrasis

What does metaphrasis mean?
Metaphrasis means metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation.
What part of speech is metaphrasis?
Metaphrasis is a noun.

Words near metaphrasis in the dictionary

  1. metaphrand
  2. metaphrase
  3. metaphrased
  4. metaphrases
  5. metaphrasing
  6. metaphrasis
  7. metaphrast
  8. metaphrastic
  9. metaphrastical
  10. metaphrastically
  11. metaphrasts

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