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Word of the Day (portmanteau)-12MAR22

Word of the Day (portmanteau)-12MAR22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is portmanteau and it is a noun and its meaning is “it is formally known as a blend; it is a new word formed by blending/combining two or more words, or parts of words, that both help to bring about its meaning”.

Example Sentence: As the portmanteau suggests, Deltacron is a Covid variant that contains elements of Delta and Omicron – in other words, it contains genes from both variants, making it what is known as a recombinant virus.

This word is present in The Guardian article What is the Deltacron variant of Covid and where has it been found? and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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