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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


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Last edited June 9, 2001 12:30 am by Rmhermen (diff)
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