"metanalysis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/ [UK], /mɛtəˈnæləsəs/ [US] Forms: metanalyses [plural], meta-analysis [alternative]
Etymology: From meta- + analysis. In the linguistic sense coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|analysis}} meta- + analysis, {{coin|en|Q23870|nocap=1}} coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen Head templates: {{en-noun|~|metanalyses}} metanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural metanalyses)
  1. Meta-analysis. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: meta-analysis
    Sense id: en-metanalysis-en-noun-en:meta_analysis_of_studies Categories (other): English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 75 25
  2. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: rebracketing Coordinate_terms: reanalysis
    Sense id: en-metanalysis-en-noun-en:rebracketing_in_linguistics Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: metanalyse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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