NOUN | communication | portmanteau word, blend, portmanteau | a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings |
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Meaning | A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings. | |
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Example | "'motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining 'motor' and 'hotel'" | |
Synonyms | blend, portmanteau | |
Broader | neologism, neology, coinage | A newly invented word or phrase |
Usage | brunch | combination breakfast and lunch |
dandle | Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees | |
motel | A motor hotel | |
shopaholic | A compulsive shopper | |
smog, smogginess | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | |
workaholic | person with a compulsive need to work | |
Spanish | contracción, palabra baúl, palabra compuesta | |
Catalan | paraula composta |
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