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July 12th, 2007: TMESIS

Definition: TMESIS*TMESES n the separation of the parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words

Anagrams: misset smites stimes

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Ana-hooks: Asteism Bemists Demists Kismets metissE miseAts misseAt misseNt missetS missteP misteRs mistLes mitIses mitOses sAmiest sAmites semMits smiLets smiteRs sOmites stiGmes stimIes stYmies tAmises tHeisms tsimMes

'Typos': emesis thesis tmeses

Blana-grams: Amises Bemist Besits Citess Deisms Deists Demiss Demist Demits Desist Dismes eXists Feists Geists Heists iNsets isLets istLes Kismet mAises mAists meitHs meRits metiCs metiFs miDsts miOses misAte miseAt miseRs misMet missAe misseD misseE misseL misseS misteD misteR mistLe misUse misUst miteRs mitRes mOists mOssie mUists mUsets mUsits Pistes Reists Remiss Remits Resist Resits sAmite seismS semiEs semMit seXism seXist sHiest sHites sieNts siestA sietHs sisteD sisteR sitHes siXtes sKites sLiest sLimes smeLts smiLes smiLet smiteR smitHs sOmite sPites steAms steEms steiLs steiNs stemEs stiGme stiLes stimeD stimIe stiPes stiRes stiVes stYmes stYmie sUites sYstem tAmise tAssie temsEs tesTis tHeism timeRs tissUe tOises tUisms Utises Wisest

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Sub-anagrams: em emit emits ems es ess est ests et is ism isms it item items its me mes mess met metis mets mi mis mise mises miss mist mists mite mites sei seis seism semi semis set sets si sim sims sis sist sit site sites sits smit smite smits st stem stems stie sties stime te tems tes ti tie ties time times tis

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