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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Meta-analysis. countable, uncountable

   "a metanalysis of 35 existing studies"

2. 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. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

meta-analysisrebracketing

Example

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"a metanalysis of 35 existing studies"

Etymology

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

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