A portmanteau is:
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Correct answer: B. A word that results from blending two or more words or parts of words
Explanation
Lewis Carroll's Humpty Dumpty coined the sense: 'slithy' = lithe + slimy. Examples: smog, brunch, motel. Option 1 describes a homophone, 3 a coinage, 4 a borrowing.
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