Advertisement

Advertisement

metaphrast

[ met-uh-frast ]

noun

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

metaphrast

/ ˈmɛtəˌfræst /

noun

  1. a person who metaphrases, esp one who changes the form of a text, as by rendering verse into prose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˌmetaˈphrastic, adjective
  • ˌmetaˈphrastically, adverb
Discover More

Other Words From

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

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
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphrast1

C17: from Medieval Greek metaphrastēs translator

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

metaphrasemetaphys.

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz