Portmantologism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A portmanteau word.

    "The term “biomarker” is a portmantologism of the words “biological” and “marker.”"

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blendfrankenwordhybridportmanteauportmanteau word

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"The term “biomarker” is a portmantologism of the words “biological” and “marker.”"

Etymology

From portmanteau + -ology + -ism.

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