metaphrast

noun

met·​a·​phrast

ˈmetəˌfrast

plural -s

: translator

specifically : one who turns verse into a different meter or prose into verse

metaphrastic

¦⸗⸗¦frastik

adjective

or metaphrastical

-tə̇kəl

metaphrastically

-k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek metaphrastēs, from Greek metaphrazein to translate

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