📖 Definitions of "Metaphrase"
noun
- 1
A literal, word-for-word translation.
- 2
An answering phrase; repartee.
verb
- 1
To make such a literal translation.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Metaphrase"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| loan translationnoun | Synonym of calque. |
| retranslationnoun | Translation again or anew. |
| overtranslationnoun | The act of overtranslating. |
| recastverb | To reproduce in a new form. |
| trans.noun | (in bibliographies) Abbreviation of translation. [(countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses:] |
| versionnoun | A specific form or variation of something. |
| rephrasernoun | One who, or that which, rephrases. |
| autotranslationnoun | Translation of a web page or document into another language, as done by artificial intelligence. |
| renditionnoun | An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. |
| back-translationnoun | (translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language. |
| retranslatornoun | One who, or that which, retranslates. |
| translationnoun | The conversion of text from one language to another. |
| backtranslationnoun | Alternative spelling of back-translation. [(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.] |
| reinterpretationnoun | (countable) a new interpretation |
| targetnoun | A goal or objective. |
| traductionnoun | (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another. |
| intertranslationnoun | Translation between multiple things. |
| translatorshipnoun | The role or office of a translator. |
| rewritenoun | The act of writing again or anew. |
| translative | (linguistics) Of, or relating to the translative case. |
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