Definition of metanalysis in English:
metanalysis
noun mɛtəˈnalɪsɪsˌmɛdəˈnæləsəs
mass nounLinguistics The process by which the division between words or parts of words is changed, resulting in the creation of a new word (as in the development of an apron from a napron)
these forms probably arose through metanalysis
Definition of metanalysis in US English:
metanalysis
nounˌmedəˈnaləsəsˌmɛdəˈnæləsəs
Linguistics The process by which the division between words or parts of words is changed, resulting in the creation of a new word (as in the development of an apron from a napron)
these forms probably arose through metanalysis