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metanalysis

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met⋅a⋅nal⋅y⋅sis

[met-uh-nal-uh-sis]
–noun, plural ‑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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