Also called a blend word, lexical blend, or simply a blend in Linguistics
similar to a contraction
NOT a compound word (compound word retains both words being combined; eg star + fish → starfish which is a compound word)
Also called a blend word, lexical blend, or simply a blend in Linguistics
similar to a contraction
NOT a compound word (compound word retains both words being combined; eg star + fish → starfish which is a compound word)