portmanteau, n.
(portmanteaux)
(portmanteaux)
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<noun.communication>
blend portmanteau portmanteau word
sample sentences
"`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"
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