TMESIS


Meaning of TMESIS in English

/teuh mee"sis/ , n.

the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.

[ 1580-90; tmesis tmésis a cutting, equiv. to tme- (var. s. of témnein to cut) + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .