Blend words or portmanteau words

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Blend words or portmanteau words

A word formed by joining together parts of existing words is called a "blend word ".

Many new words enter the English language in this way.

Examples:

     brunch (breakfast + lunch)

     motel (motorcar + hotel)

     guesstimate (guess + estimate)

    alphanumeric (alphabet + numeric)

   camcorder ( camera + recorder)

  email (electronic + mail)

  forex (foreign + exchange)

  pulsar ( pulsating + star)

  vitamin ( vital + amine)

Note:

Blends are not the same as compound  words  which form when two whole words join together.

Examples:

        website

       blackboard

      darkroom

Compiled by,

R.Chinnasamy Subramanian,
Karur.

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