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Blend word - Wikipedia
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, ...
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PORTMANTEAU Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PORTMANTEAU is a word or part of a word made by combining the spellings and meanings of two or more other words or word parts ...
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56 Words That Are Actually Portmanteaus - Grammarly
A portmanteau is a blended word made of two or more other words. Portmanteau words adopt the meanings of both words. Why is it called a ...
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pockmanteau
pockmanteau Sc. Also poke-, poak-, pack-, -mantie, -manty, -manky. Corruption of portmanteau, confused with pock, poke, bag.1583 Leg. Bp. St. Androis 564 How y{supt} his packmantie was maed, I think it best for to declair. 1638 J. Row Red-Shankes Serm. (1828) B iv b, They were posting to Rome with a...
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portmanteau - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · (linguistics) A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning e.g. shrinkflation. · Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word, ...
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portmanteau : r/etymology - Reddit
The word portmanteau (meaning a blend of words) was introduced by Lewis Caroll in the 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass.
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What is a Portmanteau? || Oregon State Guide to Literary Terms
A portmanteau is an old-fashioned suitcase with a hinge in the middle that can hold equal amounts of luggage in its two storage compartments.
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PORTMANTEAU | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a large case for carrying clothes while traveling, especially one that opens out into two parts. portmanteau word
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Glamping, Hangry, and Other Portmanteau Word Combinations
Portmanteau is a French word meaning “a large trunk or suitcase,” in English, it refers to a term that is formed by blending two words or parts of two words.
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Examples and Definition of Portmanteau - Literary Devices
Portmanteau is a literary device in which two or more words are joined together to coin a new word, which refers to a singe concept.
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packmantie
packmantie obs. Sc. var. pockmanteau, etc., portmanteau.
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poakmantie
▪ I. poak(e (pəʊk) [Origin obscure.] (See quots.)1846 Worcester, Poake, waste arising from the preparation of skins, composed of hair, lime, and oil. Farm. Encycl. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Poak.▪ II. poak(e, poakmantie obs. ff. poke, pockmanteau.
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portmanteau
▪ I. portmanteau, n. (pɔətˈmæntəʊ) Forms: see below. [ad. F. portemanteau (1547 in Godef. Compl.) an officer who carries a prince's mantle, a valise, a clothes-rack, f. porte- + manteau (OF. mantel) mantle; see also manteau, mantua, pockmanteau.] 1. a. A case or bag for carrying clothing and other n...
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