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then there's dystmesis (ON = 2)
[fr. Gk. tmesis, act of cutting + dys-, bad]
defined variously as: a) a synonym for tmesis;
b) tmesis at syllable boundaries, as opposed to
between parts of a compound; c) separation at
an inappropriate or unlikely position
considering the lexemes, it seems like the actual
meaning should be closer to the last of these;
e.g., unbefreakinglievable (as opposed to the
tmesis of unfreakingbelievable).
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edit: years back, when I offered up tmesis as the
answer to this same question, it was met with some
measure of increscoffingdulity; but I note that
tmesis now has an ON of 25!
Last edited by tsuwm; 12/11/09 07:51 PM.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted word inserted within a word wahoshi 12/11/09 01:06 PM Re: word inserted within a word zmjezhd 12/11/09 01:20 PM Re: word inserted within a word Faldage 12/11/09 01:33 PM Re: fictum fingit zmjezhd 12/11/09 02:01 PM Re: fictum fingit tsuwm 12/11/09 07:41 PM
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