tmesis
noun/ˈtmiːsɪs/, /təˈmiːsɪs/
/təˈmiːsɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (plural tmeses
(linguistics)/ˈtmiːsiːz/, /təˈmiːsiːz/
/təˈmiːsiːz/
)- the use of a word or words in the middle of another word, for example ‘abso-bloody-lutely’Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’.
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