reanalysis

Noun

(plural reanalyses)

A second or subsequent analysis.
(linguistics) 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.

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re- +‎ analysis

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