Metaphrase

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metaphrase \Met"a*phrase\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*fr[=a]z), n. [Gr.
     meta`frasis, from metafra`zein to paraphrase; meta` beyond,
     over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. m['e]taphrase.]
     1. A verbal translation; a version or translation from one
        language into another, word for word; a literal
        translation; -- opposed to {paraphrase}. --Dryden.


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     2. An answering phrase; repartee. --Mrs. Browning.
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