REANALYSES

10 letters 13 Scrabble points

Definition of REANALYSES

noun

  1. A second or subsequent analysis.

  2. 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.

verb

  1. To analyze again.

  2. To analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.

    "The word hamburger, which is originally Hamburg + -er, was reanalyzed as ham + -burger, which produced words like cheeseburger."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E A N A L Y S E S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points