tmesis

Definitions


[ˈtmiːsɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’




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