Saturday, August 30, 2008

Vocabulary-portmanteau word

1. The word and its part of speech: portmanteau word (compound noun)
2. Other forms of the word:
a) portmanteau words
3. Definition:
a) A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words
(http://www.dictionary.com/)
4. An example sentence using the word or a form of the word:
She told me that smog is a portmanteau word of smoke and fog.
5. A picture which relates to the word and/or complements understanding of the word:



Snuba is a portmanteau word, combing the words scuba and snorkel.

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