metaphrase

As nouns the difference between metaphrase and imitation

is that metaphrase is a literal, word-for-word translation while imitation is imitation.

As a verb metaphrase

is to make such a literal translation.

As a noun metaphrase is

a literal, word-for-word translation.

As a verb metaphrase is

to make such a literal translation.

As nouns the difference between metaphrase and metaphase

is that metaphrase is a literal, word-for-word translation while metaphase is the stage of mitosis and meiosis, that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.

As a verb metaphrase

is to make such a literal translation.

As an adjective metaphrased

is translated literally.

As a noun metaphrase is

a literal, word-for-word translation.

As a verb metaphrase is

to make such a literal translation.

As nouns the difference between metaphrase and metaphrast

is that metaphrase is a literal, word-for-word translation while metaphrast is a person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

As a verb metaphrase

is to make such a literal translation.