reanalysis

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noun

A second or subsequent analysis.

OriginEnglish analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis) →
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Meanings

nounreanalysis (plural reanalyses)

plural reanalyses

  1. A second or subsequent analysis.
  2. human sciencesAnalyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.

    The initial g- in several of the forms is due to reanalysis from syntactic constructions in which the initial k- preceded by a vowel regularly lenites.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 265

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀναλύω (analúō)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  14. Medieval Latinanalysis
  15. Englishanalysis
  16. Englishreanalysis

From re- + analysis.

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Translations

Hungarian újraelemzés, téves/helytelen tagolás
  • újraelemzésa second or subsequent analysis
  • téves/helytelen tagoláslinguistics: analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding
Indonesian kupasan ulang, analisis ulang
  • kupasan ulanga second or subsequent analysis
  • analisis ulanga second or subsequent analysis
  • keliru lemalinguistics: analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding
Norwegian Bokmål reanalyse
  • reanalysea second or subsequent analysis
Tagalog balik-suri
  • balik-suria second or subsequent analysis
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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