TMESIS
Etymology
Noun
tmesis (plural tmeses)
(prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
Synonym: diacope
Anagrams
• MSTies, i-stems, misset, smites, stimes, tsimes
Source: Wiktionary
Tme"sis, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Gram.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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