[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"portmanteau"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/blend]blend[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/portmanteau word]portmanteau word[/URL]] [*]a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/Gladstone]Gladstone[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/Gladstone bag]Gladstone bag[/URL]] [also: [URL=http://www.word.sc/portmanteaux]portmanteaux[/URL] (pl)] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/portmanteau]http://www.word.sc/portmanteau[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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