Blend
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In
linguistics
, a blend is a
word
formed by combining parts of other words. Some examples from the
English language
are
smog
(from
smoke
and
fog
?
),
motel
?
(from
motor
and
hotel
), and
modem
(from
modulator
and
demodulator
).
See
portmanteau