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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: Bemists Demists Kismets metissE miseAts misseAt misseNt missetS missteP misteRs mitIses mitOses sAmiest sAmites smiteRs sOmites stimIes stYmies tAmises tHeisms tsimMes

'Typos': emesis thesis tmeses

Blana-grams: Bemist Deisms Deists Demist Demits Desist Dismes eXists Feists Heists iNsets isLets istLes Kismet mAists meRits miDsts miOses misAte miseAt miseRs misMet misseD misseL misseS misteD misteR misUse miteRs mitRes Pistes Remiss Remits Resist Resits sAmite seismS seXism seXist sHiest sHites siestA sisteR siXtes sKites sLiest sLimes smeLts smiLes smiteR smitHs sOmite sPites steAms steiNs stiLes stiPes stYmie sUites sYstem tAssie tesTis tHeism timeRs tissUe 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 mi mis mise mises miss mist mists mite mites sei seis seism semi semis set sets si sim sims sis sit site sites sits smit smite stem stems sties stime te tes ti tie ties time times tis

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