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