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Word: portmanteau (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • used only before a noun|of a word, story, etc. Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

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Noun:

  • A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
  • linguistics A portmanteau word.

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