Meaning of blend | Babel Free
blɛndDefinitions
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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