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Tmesis

Tmesis Meaning & Definition
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\Tme"sis\ (m[=e]"s[i^]s or t'm[=e]"s[i^]s; 277), n. [L., from Gr. tmh^sis a cutting, fr. te`mnein to cut.] (Gram.) The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever, for whatsoever place.

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