metaphrast

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noun

A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

“A metaphrast has re-written Ian McEwan's book Atonement as a poem.”

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nounmetaphrast (plural metaphrasts)

plural metaphrasts

  1. A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

    A metaphrast has re-written Ian McEwan's book Atonement as a poem.

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APA

metaphrast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphrast

MLA

“metaphrast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphrast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphrast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphrast.

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