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   portmanteau

   /pɔːtˈmantəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.
   • 2. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel or brunch: "podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of the words iPod and broadcast"
   • ▪ consisting of or combining two or more aspects or qualities: "a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.

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