metanalysis

[met-uh-nal-uh-sis]

met·a·nal·y·sis

[met-uh-nal-uh-sis]
noun, plural met·a·nal·y·ses [‐seez] .
a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”

Origin:
1910–15
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Metanalysis has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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