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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