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\Met"a*phrase\, n. [Gr. meta`frasis, from metafrazein to paraphrase; meta` beyond, over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. m['e]taphrase.] 1. A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to {paraphrase}. --Dryden. 2. An answering phrase; repartee. --Mrs. Browning.

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