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metaphrast
met·a·phrast [ méttə fràst ] (plural met·a·phrasts)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who recasts text: somebody who changes the form of a text, e.g. from prose into verse
[Early 17th century. < Greek metaphrastēs< metaphrazein (see metaphrase)]

met·a·phras·tic [ mèttə frástik ] adjective
met·a·phras·ti·cal [ mèttə frástik'l ] adjective
met·a·phras·ti·cal·ly [ mèttə frástikəlee ] adverb
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