portmantologism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From portmanteau + -ology + -ism.[1]
Noun[edit]
portmantologism (plural portmantologisms)
- A portmanteau word.
- 2018, Keith C. Meyer, Steven D. Nathan, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide, page 242:
- The term “biomarker” is a portmantologism of the words “biological” and “marker.”
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References[edit]
- ^ “portmantologism, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.