metaphrase Meaning, Definition & Usage

Met"a*phrase noun
Etymology
Gr. meta`frasis, from metafrazein to paraphrase; meta` beyond, over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. métaphrase.
Definitions
  1. A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase. Dryden.
  2. An answering phrase; repartee. Mrs. Browning.

Webster 1913