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(n)analysisan investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (n)analysis, analytic thinkingthe abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations (n)analysisa form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed (n)analysisthe use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’ (n)analysisa branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation (n)psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychologya set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud“his physician recommended psychoanalysis”