Meaning of PORTMANTEAU WORD
| Pronunciation: | | powrt'mantow wurd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog') |
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| | Synonyms: | | blend, portmanteau |
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| | See Also: | | word | |
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| | Related Terms: | | ambiguity, amphibology, blend, contamination, counterword, double entendre, equivocal, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, hybrid, hybrid word, hybridism, macaronic, macaronicism, polysemant, portmanteau, portmantologism, pun, squinting construction, telescope word, weasel word |
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