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portmanteau

noun

NAmE//pɔrtˈmæntoʊz//

, NAmE//ˌpɔrtmænˈtoʊz//

(pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux) (old-fashioned)

a large heavy suitcase that opens into two parts

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