BLEND

Blend

In linguistics, a blend is a word formed from parts of two or more other words. These parts are sometimes, but not always, morphemes.

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blend

Noun

  1. A mixture of two or more things.
    Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.
    Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise.
  2. A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
    The word brunch is a blend of the words breakfast and lunch.

Verb

  1. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
  2. To be mingled or mixed.
  3. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.


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