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Definition of
portmanteau noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
portmanteau
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
pɔrtˈmæntoʊz
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˌpɔrtmænˈtoʊz
/
/
(
pl.
portmanteaus
or
portmanteaux
)
(
old-fashioned
)
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a large heavy
suitcase
that opens into two parts
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portmanteau
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