/əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/
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Meaning
A careful study of something to understand what it is made of or how it works.
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Word origin
From Greek analusis, meaning a loosening up, from ana (up) and luein (to loosen) - taking something apart to see how it works.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- analusis
- English cognates
- analyse
Examples
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The blood will be studied carefully in a laboratory.
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An analysis is the careful thinking as well as its result.
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The plural of analysis is analyses.
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