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tmesisenUK
tmesisseparation of a word into parts by inserting a word in the middle: abso-blooming-lutelytme·sis T0241500 (tmē′sĭs, mē′-)n. pl. tme·ses (-sēz) 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 tmēsis, from Greek, a cutting, from temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]tmesis (təˈmiːsɪs; ˈmiːsɪs) n (Grammar) interpolation of a word or group of words between the parts of a compound word[C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: a cutting, from temnein to cut]tme•sis (ˈmi sɪs, təˈmi-)
n. the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware. [1580–90; < Late Latin tmēsis < Greek tmḗsis a cutting =tmē-, variant s. of témnein to cut + -sis -sis] tmesisThe insertion of a word or part of a word in another word.Translations |