The difference between Amalgamation and Portmanteau word
When used as nouns, amalgamation means the process of amalgamating, whereas portmanteau word means 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.
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Amalgamation as a noun:
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
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Amalgamation as a noun (specifically):
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy. The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
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Amalgamation as a noun (obsolete):
The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
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Portmanteau word as a noun (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; for example, , formed from and .