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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   analysis
       n 1: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and
            their relations in making up the whole
       2: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts
          in order to study the parts and their relations [syn:
          analysis, analytic thinking] [ant: synthesis,
          synthetic thinking]
       3: a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a
          piece of writing is analyzed
       4: the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g.,
          `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
       5: a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of
          limits; sequences and series and integration and
          differentiation
       6: a 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" [syn: psychoanalysis, analysis, depth
    psychology]