metanalysis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′ə nal′ə sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
met•a•nal•y•sis  (met′ə nal′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses  (-sēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Linguisticsa shift in the division between words in a phrase;
    misdivision:"A nickname'' resulted from metanalysis of "an ekename.''
  • 1910–15

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