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- pronunciation:
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sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
analyses |
| definition 1: |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole.
Her analysis of the painting helped explain why it is considered a masterpiece.- synonyms:
- allay, diagnosis, dissection, examination
- similar words:
- canvass, inquiry, investigation, study, survey, test
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| definition 2: |
the process of separating into constituent parts.
The analysis of the city's water showed that there was an unsafe level of lead.- synonyms:
- breakdown, dissection, examination
- antonyms:
- synthesis
- similar words:
- decomposition, resolution, separation
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| definition 3: |
an explanation or interpretation; presentation of the results of separating and scrutinizing.
His analysis of the data was illuminating.- synonyms:
- breakdown, diagnosis, evaluation, explanation
- similar words:
- abstract, appraisal, criticism, review, study, summary, synopsis
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| definition 4: |
psychoanalysis.
He hoped that analysis might help him come to terms with his traumatic past.- synonyms:
- psychotherapy
- similar words:
- interpretation, psychiatry, therapy
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| related words: |
diagnosis, examination, experiment, exposition |
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