different between metaphrase vs paraphrase

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????????? (metaphrázomai, “consider after”)

Noun

metaphrase (plural metaphrases)

1. a literal, word-for-word translation.
2. An answering phrase; repartee.

   • I'm somewhat dull still in the manly art
     Of phrase and metaphrase. Why, any man
     Can carve a score of white Loves out of snow,
     As Buonarroti down in Florence there,
     And set them on the wall in some safe shade […]

Verb

metaphrase (third-person singular simple present metaphrases, present participle metaphrasing, simple past and past participle metaphrased)

1. to make such a literal translation.

See also

• Translation

English

Etymology

From Middle French paraphrase

Noun

paraphrase (countable and uncountable, plural paraphrases)

1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
2. (Scotland) One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

Derived terms

• paraphrastic
• paraphrastical
• paraphrastically

Translations

See also

• Etymology of translation
• metaphrase

Verb

paraphrase (third-person singular simple present paraphrases, present participle paraphrasing, simple past and past participle paraphrased)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.

Translations

See also

• or words to that effect

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: paraphrasent, paraphrases

Verb

paraphrase

1. first-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
2. third-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
5. second-person singular imperative of paraphraser