[ 'tmi:sɪs ]
■ noun ( plural tmeses -si:z ) the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word (used informally for emphasis, e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where ).
Origin
C16: from Gk tmēsis 'cutting'.
[ 'tmi:sɪs ]
■ noun ( plural tmeses -si:z ) the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word (used informally for emphasis, e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where ).
Origin
C16: from Gk tmēsis 'cutting'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004