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Portmanteau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Portmanteau (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portmanteau may refer to: • Portmanteau suitcase, a large travelling case • Portmanteau word, a word made up of two combined words • Portmanteau film, an anthology film made up of several short films...
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portmanteau word n. A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words, as chortle, from chuckle and ... Many neologisms are examples of blends, but many blends have become part of the lexicon.[8] In Punch in 1896, the word brunch (breakfast + lunch) was introduced as a "portmanteau word."[10] In 1964,
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A page devoted to the creative potential in portmanteau words. ... Many portmanteau words have come into use since 1993, when Portmanteau Dictionary: Blend Words in the English Language, Including Trademarks and Brand Names was published, but it's a huge collection and you can pick it up used if you don't want to pay the...
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Definition of portmanteau from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of portmanteau. Pronunciation of portmanteau. Definition of the word portmanteau. Origin of the word portmanteau. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » portmanteau...
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