Blend vs X - What's the difference?
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A mixture of two or more things.
(linguistics) A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
To be mingled or mixed.
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* To feel no other breezes than are blown / Through its tall woods with high romances blent - , 1884
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The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a proper noun blend
is .As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.blend
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- The word brunch is a blend of the words breakfast and lunch.
Synonyms
* (mixture ): combination, mix, mixture * (in linguistics ): frankenword, portmanteau, portmanteau wordVerb
- There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality.
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