noun
Meaning 1
Meta-analysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- a metanalysis of 35 existing studies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meta-analysis
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metanalysis
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/
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US: /mɛtəˈnæləsəs/
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affix-clipping, rebracketing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From meta- + analysis. In the linguistic sense coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.