Definition : Blend is the linguistic term for what are also called "portmanteau words" - ie words which have been coined by using the beginning of one word and the end of another.
Examples :
- Smog comes from smoke and fog
- Brunch comes from breakfast and lunch
- Motel comes from motor and hotel
- Emoticon comes from emotion and icon
- Podcast comes from iPod and broadcast
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