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portmanteau

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Noun

  1. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
  2. A schoolbag.
  3. A hook on which to hang clothing.
  4. A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning e.g. shrinkflation.
  5. A portmanteau film.

Adjective

  1. Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

Verb

  1. To create a portmanteau word.

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