Meaning of blend | Babel Free
blɛndDefinitions
- A mixture of two or more things.
- A word formed by combining two other words; a portmanteau word.
Equivalents
Examples
“Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.”
“Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise.”
“Blends, also known as portmanteau words, are not an original part of English. That is, none occur in Old or Middle English, nor even in Elizabethan English, with the earliest known example being the rare and now obsolete term tomaxe, a blend of tomahawk and axe.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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