Synonyms & related words for metaphrase

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Words related to metaphrase

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Where does metaphrase come from?

The word metaphrase breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: meta-, from Greek meta (“across, trans-”); and phrase, from Greek phrasis (“speech, expression”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.