First Known Use: 1550
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tmesis
noun tme·sis \(tə-)ˈmē-səs\
Definition of TMESIS
: separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words (as what place soever for whatsoever place)
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Origin of TMESIS
Late Latin, from Greek tmēsis act of cutting, from temnein to cut — more at tome
Rhymes with TMESIS
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