A portmanteau (pronounced /pɔrtmænˈtoʊ/ ( listen)) or portmanteau word is used broadly to mean a blend of two (or more) words and their meanings into one,[1][2][3] and narrowly in linguistics fields to mean only a blend of two or more function words.[4][5][6][7]

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