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Latest revision as of 10:44, 30 September 2012 [edit] English Wikipedia [edit] Alternative forms [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Etymology 1 From French portemanteau, literally porte ("carry") + manteau ("coat") portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux) - A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
- 1667, Charles Croke, Fortune's Uncertainty:
- Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embrac'd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau, went to Don Juan's; where they first found good Stabling for their Horses, and afterwards as good Provision for themselves.
- (Australian, dated) A school bag; often shortened to port or school port
[edit] Translations [edit] Etymology 2 Coined by Lewis Carroll in Through The Looking Glass to describe the words he coined in Jabberwocky. portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux) - (linguistics) A portmanteau word.
[edit] Synonyms [edit] Translations [edit] Adjective portmanteau (not comparable) - (used only before a noun, of a word, story, etc.) Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
- 2002, Nicholas Lezard, Spooky tales by the master and friends in The Guardian (London) (December 14, 2002) page 30:
- The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting.
- 2002, Nick Bradshaw, One day in September in Time Out (December 11, 2002) Page 71:
- We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.
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