tmesis

[ tuh-mee-sis ]

/ təˈmi sɪs /

noun

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

Origin of tmesis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tmesis

tmet·ic

[tuh-met-ik], /təˈmɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby tmesis

T-lymphocyte, Tm, T-man, T-maze, TMC, tmesis, TMI, TMJ, TMO, TMS, TMT

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Example sentences from the Web for tmesis

Sometimes he indulges in tmesis which reminds us of Ennius: inque pediri, disque supata, ordia prima.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
Perhaps we might read ἐπὶ δὲ γᾶς πεδιοπλοκτύπου ὠσὶν χρίμπι βοὰ, by tmesis, for ἐπιχρίμπτεται.
Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes|Aeschylus
His abstinence from inflexion absolutely, and from tmesis almost entirely, in the use of , I think deserves remark.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
Or he might by tmesis, more liberally used, have further widened the field for its employment.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

British Dictionary definitions for tmesis

tmesis

/ (təˈmiːsɪs, ˈmiːsɪs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tmesis

C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: a cutting, from temnein to cut

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单词	tmesis
释义	tmesis [ tuh-mee-sis ] / təˈmi sɪs / noun the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware. Origin of tmesis 1580–90; <Late Latin tmēsis<Greek tmḗsis a cutting, equivalent to tmē- (variant stem of témnein to cut) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM tmesis tmet·ic [tuh-met-ik], /təˈmɛt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby tmesis T-lymphocyte, Tm, T-man, T-maze, TMC, tmesis, TMI, TMJ, TMO, TMS, TMT Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tmesis Sometimes he indulges in tmesis which reminds us of Ennius: inque pediri, disque supata, ordia prima. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3\|Various Perhaps we might read ἐπὶ δὲ γᾶς πεδιοπλοκτύπου ὠσὶν χρίμπι βοὰ, by tmesis, for ἐπιχρίμπτεται. Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes\|Aeschylus His abstinence from inflexion absolutely, and from tmesis almost entirely, in the use of , I think deserves remark. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3\|W. E. Gladstone Or he might by tmesis, more liberally used, have further widened the field for its employment. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3\|W. E. Gladstone British Dictionary definitions for tmesis tmesis / (təˈmiːsɪs, ˈmiːsɪs) / noun interpolation of a word or group of words between the parts of a compound word Word Origin for tmesis C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: a cutting, from temnein to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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