analysandum

noun

anal·​y·​san·​dum

plural analysanda

-ə

: something that is to be analyzed or defined

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from analysis + Latin -andum (gerundive suffix)

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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