tmesis

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The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word
The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever, for whatsoever place
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tmesis

    Hyphenation

    tme·sis

    Synonyms

    tumbarumba

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Coined 1586, from Late Latin tmēsis Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmēsis, “a cutting”) τέμνω (temnō, “I cut”).
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