tmesis 
tmesis definition
tme·sis (tə mē′sis, mē′sis)
noun
Rhetoric, Prosody separation of the parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words (Ex.: what person soever for whatsoever person)
Etymology: LL < Gr tmēsis, a cutting < temnein, to cut: see -tomy
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