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portmanteaux - Meaning in Bengali

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portmanteau - Meaning in Bengali

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noun

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portmanteaus, portmanteaux (noun plural)

Definitions and Meaning of portmanteaux in English

portmanteau noun

a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
Synonyms
Gladstone bag, Gladstone, Gladstone
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
Synonyms
blend, portmanteau word
Examples
- "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
- "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"
- "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"

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In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words. English examples include smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, as well as motel, from motor (motorist) and hotel. The component word fragments within blends are called splinters.

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What is portmanteaux meaning in Bengali?

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