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单词 portmanteau words
释义

portmanteau /pōrt- or pört-manˈtō/

noun (pl portmanˈteaus or portmanˈteaux /-tōz/)
  1. A large travelling bag that folds back flat from the middle (also (obsolete) portmanˈtle or portmanˈtūa)
  2. A rack for hanging clothes (rare)
  3. Lewis Carroll's term for a blend, a word into which are packed the sense (and sound) of two words, eg slithy for lithe and slimy (also portmanteau word)
adjective

Combining or covering two or more things of the same kind

ORIGIN: Fr, from porter to carry, and manteau a cloak
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