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reanalyses

reanalyses is the plural of reanalysis.

reanalyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reanalyse.

Meaning of reanalysis

Noun

reanalysis (plural reanalyses)

  1. A second or subsequent analysis.
  2. Analyzing 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

Questions about reanalyses

What is reanalyses the plural of?
Reanalyses is the plural of reanalysis.

Words near reanalyses in the dictionary

  1. reanaesthetize
  2. reanaesthetized
  3. reanalysable
  4. reanalyse
  5. reanalysed
  6. reanalyses
  7. reanalysing
  8. reanalysis
  9. reanalyzable
  10. reanalyze
  11. reanalyzed

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