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A portmanteau is type of _____.

A root
B affix
C neologism
D compounding

User Jim Geurts
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Actually a portmanteau is D, a type of compounding.
For example, Breakfast + Lunch = Brunch is an example of a portmanteau

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The answers to the question is A root
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