kontaminace — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contamination noun The act of making something impure or unsafe, or the harmful substance responsible for it.
- portmanteau noun A word formed by blending the sounds and meanings of two others, such as brunch from breakfast and lunch, or smog from smoke and fog.
Senses
kontaminace is used for these senses in English:
- contamination The act or process of contaminating.
- portmanteau A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
- portmanteau word (linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.
portmanteau — full definition
- noun A word formed by blending the sounds and meanings of two others, such as brunch from breakfast and lunch, or smog from smoke and fog.
- adjective Combining two or more separate things or qualities into one.
- noun A large travelling case that opens into two equal compartments.