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Meaning of portmanteau

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  portmanteau
      n 1: 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" [syn:
           {blend}, {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}]
      2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
         {portmanteau}, {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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