TMESIS


Meaning of TMESIS in English

n. (pl. tmeses) Gram. the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words (esp. in colloq. speech, e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where).

[ Gk tmesis cutting f. temno cut ]

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