componential analysis

com·po·nent a·nal·y·sis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-poh-nuh nt, kom- uh-nal-uh-sis]
- /kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm- əˈnæl ə sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-poh-nuh nt, kom- uh-nal-uh-sis]
- /kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm- əˈnæl ə sɪs/

Definition of componential analysis words

noun componential analysis the analysis of a set of related linguistic items, especially word meanings, into combinations of features in terms of which each item may be compared with every other, as in the analysis of man into the semantic features “male,” “mature,” and “human,” woman into “female,” “mature,” and “human,” girl into “female,” “immature,” and “human,” and bull into “male,” “mature,” and “bovine.”. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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