metanalysis

English

Alternative spellings

• meta-analysis (only in the first sense)

Etymology

meta- +‎ analysis. Coined by Otto Jesperson.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɛtəˈnaləsɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɛtəˈnæləsəs/

Noun

metanalysis (plural metanalyses)

1. Analysis of analyses.

   a metanalysis of 35 existing studies

2. (linguistics) The act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to it; breaking down the boundaries between words or other units.

Synonyms

• rebracketing

Translations

linguistics

• French: métanalyse (fr) f, mécoupure (fr) f

• Japanese: 異分析 (ibunseki)