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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Metaphrase

/(mĕt"ȧ*frāz)/ · Met·a·phrase · IPA
01 n. A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; a literal translation; -- opposed to paraphrase.
  1. 1.
    A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; a literal translation; -- opposed to paraphrase.
  2. 2.
    An answering phrase; repartee.