taplomesis - The haplologistic tmesticization
of “haplology” and “tmesis”, two words that need it.
clue:
Tmesis is the insertion of a word or phrase in the middle of another,
and haplology is the deletion of a syllable that sounds similar to
the previous one (as in “probly”).
This Whale was inspired by Prime, who introduced me to the word
“ecthlipsis”.
copyright 2001, 2024 Jay J.P. Scott
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