Blend word
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blend-word-188-2343792
title:
Blend word
text:
東大 In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words. English examples include smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, as well as motel, from motor (motorist) and hotel. The component word fragments within blends are called splinters. A blend is similar to a contraction, but contractions are formed, usually non-intentionally, from words whose sounds gradually drift t
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description:
Word consisting of two words put together
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_word
date created:
2001-06-08T16:12:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T18:44:36Z
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