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metanalysis
[ met-uh-nal-uh-sis ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈnæl ə sɪs /
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noun, plural met·a·nal·y·ses [met-uh-nal-uh-seez]. /ˌmɛt əˈnæl əˌsiz/.
a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”
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Origin of metanalysis
First recorded in 1910–15
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