Definitions For Reanalysis

Noun

{{en-noun, reanalyses}} A second or subsequent analysis. (linguistics) Analyzing 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.

Related terms

reanalyze, reanalyse

Translations

Norwegian: : Bokmål: reanalyse, m : Nynorsk: reanalyse, m

Etymology

re + analysis

See also

linguistics: different analysis of a word's structure surface analysis, folk etymology

Is Reanalysis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Reanalysis is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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