| NOUN | act | dissection | cutting so as to separate into pieces |
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| cognition | dissection | a minute and critical analysis | |
| act | dissection | detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) |
| Sounds | dayseh'kshahn; day'sehkshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | cutting so as to separate into pieces. | |
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| Broader | cut, cutting | The act of cutting something into parts |
| Verbs | dissect | cut open or cut apart |
| Meaning | A minute and critical analysis. | |
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| Broader | analysis, analytic thinking | The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
| Verbs | dissect | make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of |
| Meaning | detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | analysis | An investigation of the component parts of a whole / whole and their relations in making up the whole / whole |
| Verbs | dissect | make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of |