contegram

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Contegram

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A unique blending of two or more words to create a new word with a distinct meaning.

Usage: Contegrams are often used in creative writing and wordplay.

Examples:

The contegram "brunch" combines the words "breakfast" and "lunch" to refer to a late morning meal.
"Smog" is a contegram formed from "smoke" and "fog" to describe polluted air.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: To create a contegram or blend words together to form a new word.

Usage: She enjoys contergramming as a hobby to invent unique terms.

Example:

He decided to contegram the words "fantastic" and "awesome" to form "fawesometastic," which he used to describe an incredible experience.