The difference between Tmesis and Tumbarumba

When used as nouns, tmesis means the insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word, whereas tumbarumba means a word formed by the infixation of one or more words between the syllables of another word.


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  1. Tmesis as a noun (prosody):

    The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

  1. Tumbarumba as a noun (Australia):

    A word formed by the infixation of one or more words between the syllables of another word.

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