metanalysis

Pronunciation: /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/

The English word “metanalysis” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Meta-analysis.
The act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it; breaking down the original boundaries between morphemes, words, or other units.

From meta- + analysis. In the linguistic sense coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.

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