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Tmesis
tme·sis : Pronunciation Key (tmss, m-)
n. pl. tme·ses (-sz)
Separation of the parts of a compound word by one or more intervening words; for example, where I go ever instead of wherever I go.
[Late Latin tmsis, from Greek, a cutting, from temnein, to cut. See tem- in Indo-European Roots.]
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tme·sis : Pronunciation Key (tmss, m-)
n. pl. tme·ses (-sz)
Separation of the parts of a compound word by one or more intervening words; for example, where I go ever instead of wherever I go.
[Late Latin tmsis, from Greek, a cutting, from temnein, to cut. See tem- in Indo-European Roots.]
Thank you to http://www.dictionary.com.
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