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metanalysis

(ˌmɛtəˈnælɪsɪs)
n
(Linguistics) the act of changing the division between two words, as in the change from 'a nadder' to 'an adder'
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met•a•nal•y•sis

(ˌmɛt əˈnæl ə sɪs)
n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)
a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”
[1910–15]
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