tmesis

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tmesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tmesis \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.
     [1913 Webster]