| 单词 | telescope word |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelescope word telescope word n. a word formed by blending sounds from two or more others and combining their meanings; a portmanteau word; cf. telescope v. 3c. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > compounding > blending > word formed by portmanteau1871 portmantologism1887 telescope word1890 blend1909 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Apr. 4/3 Unless the author of ‘'Twas brillig’ [i.e. Lewis Carroll]..can be got to intervene and produce a telescope word. 1977 Lebende Sprachen 22 9/1 A rather special form of collocation are the so-called blends or telescope words. 2009 Times 14 Apr. 52/3 These words formed by combining two or more words are also known as telescope words. < as lemmas |
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