- frankenword
- noun /ˈfɹæŋkn̩ˌwɜː(ɹ)d,ˈɹræŋk(ə)nˌwɝd/A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
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portmanteau — 1. noun /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ,pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ a) A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections. Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embracd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau,… … Wiktionary
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portmanteau word — noun A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often… … Wiktionary
