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portmanteaus
 
Noun portmanteau has 2 senses
  1. blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
    --1 is a kind of neologism, neology, coinage
  2. portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone bag - a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
    --2 is a kind of bag, traveling bag, grip, suitcase
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