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