Kilo Lingo

/əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/

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Translation

A careful study of something to understand what it is made of or how it works.

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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This word is part of lesson 60.