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noun 
  1. A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
Translations: See portmanteau word Etymology: (blend, Frankenstein, word), Dr Frankenstein being the creator of the monster in w:Mary_Shelley, Mary Shelley's novel w:Frankenstein, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, the monster being constructed from parts from several bodiesThe word portmanteau also appears in the book by Mary Shelley.


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