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portmanteau vs coinage

coinage vs portmanteau

portmanteau and coinage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portmanteau Yes No No No
coinage Yes No No No
As nouns, coinage is a hypernym of portmanteau; that is, coinage is a word with a broader meaning than portmanteau:
  • portmanteau: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
  • coinage: a newly invented word or phrase
Other hypernyms of portmanteau include neologism, neology.
portmanteau (noun) coinage (noun)
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather the act of inventing a word or phrase
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings a newly invented word or phrase
coins collectively
Difference between portmanteau and coinage

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