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Noun: dissection  di'sek-shun
  1. Cutting so as to separate into pieces
     
  2. A minute and critical analysis
     
  3. Detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

Derived forms: dissections

See also: dissect

Type of: analysis, analytic thinking, cut, cutting

Encyclopedia: Dissection