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tmesis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/təˈmiːsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tə mē′sis)

tme•sis (tə mē′sis),USA pronunciation n.

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

Greek tmé̄sis a cutting, equivalent. to tmē- (variant stem of témnein to cut) + -sis -sis
Late Latin tmēsis
1580–90

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tmesis /təˈmiːsɪs; ˈmiːsɪs/ n

interpolation of a word or group of words between the parts of a compound word

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek, literally: a cutting, from temnein to cut

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