disconcealment

dihs' kun SEEL ment
)n. A visual poetry technique by means of which small words or
near-words within larger words are knocked into view--e.g., as
when Karl Kempton puts a space in the middle of "justice" to bring
"just" and "ice" into view.
Origin: [From "dis-," "conceal" and "-ment."] [rec'd October 22, 1989]

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