[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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