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rebracketing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: metanalysis, misdivision, resegmentation

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From re- + bracketing.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: métanalyse — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors
  • French: mécoupure — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors
  • Hungarian: szóhatár-eltolódás — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors
  • Indonesian: keliru susun — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors
  • Japanese: 異分析 (ibunseki) — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors
  • Portuguese: metanálise — the process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors