metanalysis
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (sense 1): meta-analysis
Etymology
editFrom meta- + analysis. In the linguistic sense coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmetanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural metanalyses)
- Meta-analysis.
- Synonym: meta-analysis
- a metanalysis of 35 existing studies
- (linguistics) 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.
- Synonym: rebracketing
- Coordinate term: reanalysis
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Related terms
editTranslations
editrebracketing — see rebracketing
References
edit- Meta-analysis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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