Portmanteau

  • 31Portmanteau-Allomorph — Ein Schachtelmorphem, auch Portmanteaumorphem oder Portemanteaumorphem genannt, ist eine phonologisch morphemische Einheit, in der die Eigenschaften von mehreren Morphemen so verschmelzen, dass diese Einheit nicht mehr in Morphe zerlegt werden… …

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  • 32Portmanteau-Morphem — Ein Schachtelmorphem, auch Portmanteaumorphem oder Portemanteaumorphem genannt, ist eine phonologisch morphemische Einheit, in der die Eigenschaften von mehreren Morphemen so verschmelzen, dass diese Einheit nicht mehr in Morphe zerlegt werden… …

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  • 33portmanteau 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… …

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  • 34portmanteau film — noun A film that combines two or more stories in the manner of a portmanteau (in the linguistic sense) …

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  • 35portmanteau word — Synonyms and related words: ambiguity, amphibology, blend, contamination, counterword, double entendre, equivocal, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, hybrid, hybrid word, hybridism, macaronic, macaronicism, polysemant, portmanteau,… …

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  • 36portmanteau word — port manteau .word n technical a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words, for example edutainment combines education and entertainment …

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  • 37portmanteau word — /pɔtˈmæntoʊ wɜd/ (say pawt mantoh werd) noun a word made by telescoping or blending two other words, as brunch for breakfast and lunch. See blend (def. 9). {from Through the Looking Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll; You see, it s like a portmanteau… …

  • 38portmanteau — /pawrt man toh, pohrt ; pawrt man toh , pohrt /, n., pl. portmanteaus, portmanteaux / tohz, toh, tohz , toh /. Chiefly Brit. a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, esp. a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves. [1575… …

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  • 39portmanteau — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trunk, suitcase, valise; portfolio. See receptacle …

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  • 40portmanteau — port|man|teau [po:tˈmæntəu US po:rtˈmæntou] n plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux [ təuz US touz] old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: porter ( PORTAGE) + manteau cloak ] a very large ↑suitcase that opens into two parts …

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