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portmanteau vs neologism

neologism vs portmanteau

portmanteau and neologism both are nouns.

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

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