portmantologism

English

Noun

portmantologism (plural portmantologisms)

  1. 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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