Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

analysis

/əˈnælɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
anal-y-sis
IPA
/əˈnælɪsɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The result of such a process.

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noun

Proof by deduction from known truths.

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noun

The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.

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noun

Psychoanalysis.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Ancient Greek ἀναλύω (analúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)bor. Medieval Latin analysisbor. English analysis From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: analysis, ἀνάλυσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈnælɪsɪs/
  • British English: /əˈnælɪsɪs/

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analyse analyze analyst analyte analytic List of terms used in mathematical analysis

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Questions

How do you pronounce analysis?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnælɪsɪs/.
What does analysis mean?
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
Where does analysis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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