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    PORTMANTEAU

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: portmanteaux  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large travelling bag made of stiff leatherplay

    Synonyms:

    Gladstone; Gladstone bag; portmanteau

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("portmanteau" is a kind of...):

    bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meaningsplay

    Example:

    'brunch' is a well-known portmanteau

    Synonyms:

    blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("portmanteau" is a kind of...):

    coinage; neologism; neology (a newly invented word or phrase)

    Domain member usage:

    motel (a motor hotel)

    brunch (combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning)

    shopaholic (a compulsive shopper)

    workaholic (person with a compulsive need to work)

    smog; smogginess (air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog)

    dandle (move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees)

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