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METE, v.t. [L. metior; Heb. to measure.] To measure; to ascertain quantity, dime...
METATH'ESIS, n. [Gr. over, and to set.] 1. Transposition; a figure by which the ...
METATAR'SUS, n. [Gr. beyond, and tarsus.] The middle of the foot, or part betwee...
METATAR'SAL, a. [from metatarsus.] Belonging to the metatarsus.
METAS'TASIS, n. [Gr. mutation; over, and to place.] A translation or removal of ...
MET'APLASM, n. [Gr. transformation; over, and to form.] In grammar, a transmutat...
METAPHYS'ICS, n. s as z. [Gr. after, and physics. It is said that this name was ...
METAPHYSI'CIAN, n. s as z. One who is versed in the science of metaphysics.
METAPHYS'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of metaphysical science.
METAPHYS'IC METAPHYS'ICAL, a. s as z. [See Metaphysics .] 1. Pertaining or relat...
METAPHRAS'TIC, a. Close or literal in translation.
MET'APHRAST, n. A person who translates from one language into another, word for...
MET'APHRASE, n. [Gr. over, according to or with, and phrase.] A verbal translati...
MET'APHORIST, n. One that makes metaphors.
METAPHOR'ICALLY, adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.
METAPHOR'IC METAPHOR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not...