metanalysis

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metanalysis

/mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/ UK
/mɛtəˈnæləsəs/ US

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

noun metanalyses · meta-analysis

countable, uncountable Meta-analysis. a metanalysis of 35 existing studies
Similar: meta-analysis
countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: affix-clipping, rebracketing

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@misc{metanalysis_2026,
  title = {metanalysis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metanalysis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}