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单词 portmanteau
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portmanteau

noun
/pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ/
(plural portmanteaus, portmanteaux
/pɔːtˈmæntəʊz/
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊz/
)
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a large, heavy bag that opens into two parts
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.

portmanteau

adjective
/pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ/
[only before noun]
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  1. consisting of a number of different items that are combined into a single thing
    • a portmanteau course
    • ‘Depression’ is a portmanteau condition.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPortmanteau is used with these nouns:
    • word
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.
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