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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Portmanteau (0.00886 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Portmanteau.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: portmanteau
portmanteau
n 1: 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"
[syn:
blend,
portmanteau word]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
Gladstone,
Gladstone bag]
[also:
portmanteaux (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Portmanteau
Portmanteau
\Port*man"teau\, n.; pl.
Portmanteaus. [F.
porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See
Port to carry, and
Mantle.]
A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing
apparel, etc., on journeys. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
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