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Word: Tmesis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtmiːsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words, used mainly in informal speech for emphasis (e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where).
Short Definition:separation of parts of compound word by intervening word or words
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