Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - portmanteau
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Portmanteau
portmanteau
I. noun (plural -teaus or ~x) Etymology: Middle French portemanteau, from porter to carry + manteau mantle, from Latin mantellum — more at port Date: 1579 1. a large suitcase 2. a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (as smog from smoke and fog) II. adjective Date: 1909 1. combining more than one use or quality 2. being a ~ a ~ word
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1.
n. (pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux) a leather trunk for clothes etc., opening into two equal parts. Phrases and idioms portmanteau word a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, e.g. motel, Oxbridge. Etymology: F portmanteau f. porter carry f. L portare + manteau MANTLE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. чемодан; складная дорожная сумка 2. редк. вешалка (для платья) 3. слово-гибрид (напр: shamateur = sham + amateur; также portmanteau word) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
noun 1) чемодан; дорожная сумка 2) языковая контаминация, слово-гибрид (искусственное слово, составленное из двух слов, напр.: slanguage = slang + language) ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
~1 n old-fashioned a very large suitcase that opens into two parts ~2 adj only before noun formal a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words (`Edutainment' is a portmanteau word meaning education by entertainment.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- 1584, from M.Fr. portemanteau "traveling bag," originally "court official who carried a prince's mantle," from porte, imperative of porter "to carry" + manteau "cloak." Portmanteau word "word blending the sound of two different words," is 1882, coined by Lewis Carroll for the sort of words he invented for "Jabberwocky." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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