Defenition of the word portmanteau word

• Defenition of the word portmanteau word

  • a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog')
  • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau"
  • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

Synonyms for the word portmanteau word

• • blend
  • portmanteau

Hypernyms for the word portmanteau word

• • coinage
  • neologism
  • neology
  • word

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