Reanalysis

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA second or subsequent analysis.

2.nounAnalyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding. For example, hamburger, which is originally Hamburg + -er, was reanalyzed as ham + -burger, which produced words like cheeseburger.

Synonyms

retest analysis retesting reprocessing reannotation re-evaluation reexplanation rereview reexamination reassemblage reencoding rereading

Rhymes With

ac analysis b analysis c analysis cd analysis d analysis dea analysis debris analysis e analysis

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