TMESIS


Meaning of TMESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (tə-)ˈmē-səs ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek tmēsis act of cutting, from temnein to cut — more at tome

Date: 1550

: separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words (as what place soever for whatsoever place )

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