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"ref": "[1871 December 27 (indicated as 1872), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Humpty Dumpty”, in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, pages 126–127:",
"text": "Well, ‘slithy’ means ‘lithe and slimy.’ ‘Lithe’ is the same as ‘active.’ You see it’s like a portmanteau⸺there are two meanings packed up into one word.",
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"ref": "1938, Joane Chaffe Miller, Conversion and Fusion in Modern English: A Concise History of the Scholarly Recognition of These Linguistic Processes:",
"text": "He found the blend \"tomax\" in \"a collection of gratulatory verses presented by the President and Fellows of Harvard College 1 to the new King, George III,\" dated 1761. A note by the owner of the volume explains the word as a combination of tomahawk and axe: \"It is a portmanteau word, which must have been as clear to the average reader in England of 1761 — as clear to George III himself - as brillig and slithy would have been to us, had not Humpty Dumpty kindly explained them.\"",
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"ref": "1985, Carlos Piera of Cornell University, “On the Representation of Higher Order Complex Words”, in Selected Papers from the XIIIth Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages, Chapel Hill, N.C., 24-26 March 1983, page 287:",
"text": "1. Portmanteau Words and Allomorphy - This paper is primarily concerned with the theoretical implications of what have been called portmanteau words (Hockett, 1947)",
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"ref": "2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10:",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"neuter"
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"code": "ro",
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"neuter"
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"neuter"
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"neuter"
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"masculine"
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"feminine"
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"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"Roman",
"feminine"
],
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "compuesto acronímico"
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"code": "es",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "contracción"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
"word": "kontamination"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "kam-pà-sǒm",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "คำผสม"
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "คำสนธิ"
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"code": "th",
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"word": "สมาส"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "birleşik sözcük"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "kontaminácija",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "контаміна́ція"
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "امیختہ"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "từ kết hợp"
},
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"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spotchî aplacaedje"
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"code": "cy",
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"masculine"
],
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"ref": "[1871 December 27 (indicated as 1872), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Humpty Dumpty”, in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, pages 126–127:",
"text": "Well, ‘slithy’ means ‘lithe and slimy.’ ‘Lithe’ is the same as ‘active.’ You see it’s like a portmanteau⸺there are two meanings packed up into one word.",
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"ref": "1938, Joane Chaffe Miller, Conversion and Fusion in Modern English: A Concise History of the Scholarly Recognition of These Linguistic Processes:",
"text": "He found the blend \"tomax\" in \"a collection of gratulatory verses presented by the President and Fellows of Harvard College 1 to the new King, George III,\" dated 1761. A note by the owner of the volume explains the word as a combination of tomahawk and axe: \"It is a portmanteau word, which must have been as clear to the average reader in England of 1761 — as clear to George III himself - as brillig and slithy would have been to us, had not Humpty Dumpty kindly explained them.\"",
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"ref": "1985, Carlos Piera of Cornell University, “On the Representation of Higher Order Complex Words”, in Selected Papers from the XIIIth Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages, Chapel Hill, N.C., 24-26 March 1983, page 287:",
"text": "1. Portmanteau Words and Allomorphy - This paper is primarily concerned with the theoretical implications of what have been called portmanteau words (Hockett, 1947)",
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{
"ref": "2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10:",
"text": "One reason for the popularity of portmanteau words in naming language hybrids may be the fact that the names themselves embody a type of hybridity.",
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lafẓun manḥūt",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لَفْظٌ مَنْحُوت"
},
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
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},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "portmanteau hitza"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kantaminácyja",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "кантаміна́цыя"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "pinḍariśobdo",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "পিন্ডারিশব্দ"
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"code": "bn",
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"roman": "pinḍari",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "পিন্ডারি"
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"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "ger-malizenn"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "mot creuat"
},
{
"alt": "asuyehvhi",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "ᎠᏑᏰᎲᎯ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "混成詞"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hùnchéngcí",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "混成词"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "kontaminace"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
"word": "splynulina"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "portmanteau"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
"word": "kofferwoord"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"word": "porte-manteauwoord"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"word": "versmelting"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"word": "contaminatie"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "kofrovorto"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "sulandsõna"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "koostesana"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "sulautuma"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "mot-valise"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "amalgame"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "Kofferwort"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
"word": "Portmanteau"
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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],
"word": "Kontamination"
},
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"code": "de",
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],
"word": "Verschmelzung"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "Wortkreuzung"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sýmmeigma",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σύμμειγμα"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hɛlḥēm bəsīsīm",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "הֶלְחֵם בְּסִיסִים"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "vegyülékszó"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "samrunaorð"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "frakkaorð"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "vort-ifar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "lakuran"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "parola macedonia"
},
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"alt": "かばんご",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kabango",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "鞄語"
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"alt": "こんせいご",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "konseigo",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bırıkken sözder",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "біріккен сөздер"
},
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "kontaminasiä",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "контаминация"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "honseong'eo",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "혼성어"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "peyva hevedudanî"
},
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kontaminācija"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Portmanteau-Wuert"
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"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"word": "Portemanteau-Wuert"
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "cēṟttuḷḷa kr̥trimavākk",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "ചേർത്തുള്ള കൃത്രിമവാക്ക്"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
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"word": "sammentrukket ord"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
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"word": "teleskopord"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "portmanteau-ord"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "samantrekt ord"
},
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
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"neuter"
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"word": "teleskopord"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "takvâž morakkab",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "تکواژ مرکب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "takvâž čandvojey",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "تکواژ چندوجهی"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âmiz-hesâzi",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "آمیزهسازی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zbitka słowna"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zbitka wyrazowa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skrzyżowanie wyrazów"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"feminine"
],
"word": "palavra-valise"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "amálgama"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"feminine"
],
"word": "siglonimização"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cruzamento"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cuvânt telescopat"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cuvânt telescopizat"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cuvânt-valiză"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slovoslijánije",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "словослия́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slovostjažénije",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "словостяже́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slóvo-bumážnik",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сло́во-бума́жник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kontaminácija",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "контамина́ция"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кова̀ница"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kovànica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compuesto acronímico"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "contracción"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acrónimo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "teleskopord"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kontamination"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kam-pà-sǒm",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "คำผสม"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kam-sǒn-tí",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "คำสนธิ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "of compounds of Pali and Sanskrit loanwords",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "สมาส"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "birleşik kelime"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "birleşik sözcük"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kontaminácija",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "контаміна́ція"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "امیختہ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"word": "từ kết hợp"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spotchî aplacaedje"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "word which combines the meaning of two words",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cyfansoddair cywasgedig"
}
],
"word": "portmanteau word"
}
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