What is another word for Tmesis?

Pronunciation: [tˈiːmˈiːsɪs] (IPA)

Tmesis is a literary device that involves separating a word into two parts to insert another word in between them. It is also known as "cutting into." Although not a common term, there are several synonyms for tmesis, including dissected wordplay, splitting, and interjecting. Dissected wordplay is a combination of a word and another sound or word. Splitting refers to the act of dividing the word to insert another word within it. Interjecting means to insert a word into a phrase or sentence for emphasis or stylistic purposes. Tmesis is often used in poetry, humorous writing, and dialogue to create a unique effect on the reader or listener.

What are the hypernyms for Tmesis?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    rhetorical device, wordplay, figurative speech, linguistic device.

Usage examples for Tmesis

790, and nothing is more common than such a Tmesis.
"Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes"
Aeschylus
2381, 318, 544, with the peculiar Tmesis of between at ll.
"Beowulf"
Unknown
As certain other compounds may sometimes be broken by Tmesis, so may some of these; as, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is."
"The Grammar of English Grammars"
Goold Brown

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