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1in the last analysis — phrasal see in the final analysis * * * in the final/last/analysis phrase used for giving the facts that are most relevant in a situation In the final analysis, it is up to the students to decide. Thesaurus: expressions used in summaries …
2in the last analysis — in the last/final analysis ► after everything has been considered: »In the final analysis, you ve got to have some kind of criteria for assessing people. Main Entry: ↑analysis …
3analysis — (n.) 1580s, resolution of anything complex into simple elements (opposite of synthesis), from M.L. analysis (15c.), from Gk. analysis a breaking up, a loosening, releasing, noun of action from analyein unloose, release, set free; to loose a ship… …
4analysis — [ə nal′ə sis] n. pl. analyses [ə nal′əsēz΄] [ML < Gr, a dissolving < ana , up, throughout + lysis, a loosing < lyein, to loose: see LOSE] 1. a) a separating or breaking up of any whole into its parts, esp. with an examination of these… …
5analysis — [[t]ənæ̱lɪsiːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ analyses 1) N VAR Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it. Her criteria defy analysis... We did an analysis of the way that government …
6analysis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, in depth, serious, systematic, thorough ▪ brief ▪ …
7analysis — a|nal|y|sis W1S3 [əˈnælısıs] n plural analyses [ si:z] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from analyein to break up ] 1.) [U and C] a) a careful examination of something in order to understand it better analysis of …
8analysis */*/*/ — UK [əˈnæləsɪs] / US noun Word forms analysis : singular analysis plural analyses UK [əˈnæləsiːz] / US [əˈnæləˌsɪz] 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a process of studying or examining something in detail in order to understand it or explain it… …
9analysis — a|nal|y|sis [ ə næləsıs ] (plural a|nal|y|ses [ ə nælə,siz ] ) noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a process of studying or examining something in detail in order to understand it or explain it: problems for discussion and analysis analysis of: The… …
10analysis — noun plural analyses /si:z/ 1 (C, U) a careful examination of something in order to understand it better: a detailed analysis of the week s news 2 (C, U) a careful examination of a substance to see what it is made of: Forensic experts are doing… …