portmantologism

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portmantologism

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From portmanteau + -ology + -ism.

noun portmantologisms

A portmanteau word. The term “biomarker” is a portmantologism of the words “biological” and “marker.”
Similar: blend, frankenword, portmanteau, portmanteau word

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@misc{portmantologism_2026,
  title = {portmantologism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portmantologism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}