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Tmeses vs Tmesis - What's the difference?

tmeses | tmesis |

As nouns the difference between tmeses and tmesis

is that tmeses is plural of tmesis while tmesis is the insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

tmeses

English

Noun

(head)
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    tmesis

    English

    Noun

    (tmeses)
  • (prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

    • Related terms

    * axonotmesis * neurotmesis

    Synonyms

    * tumbarumba

    See also

    * diacope * infix * ("tmesis" on Wikipedia)

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