tmesis

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Synonyms: thesis, emesis, tmeses, tresis, tamesis, tesis, mesis

Antonyms: thesis, emesis, tmeses, tresis, tamesis, tesis, mesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|prosody|rhetoric}} The [[insertion]] of one or more words between the components of a [[compound word]].

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