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frankenword

UK/ˈfɹæŋkn̩ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/US/ˈfɹæŋk(ə)nˌwɝd/

frankenword noun: a word formed by combining two (or more) other words.

Noun (1)

frankenword (plural frankenwords)

  1. A word formed by combining two (or more) other words.
    • But what's noteworthy is the smorgasbord of new vocabulary, including 'frankenwords' (words joined to create new words) which deal with everyday situations.2005 December 15, Ruma Singh, “Know some good frankenwords?”, in Bangalore Times
    • Noun phrase identification is extremely time consuming and may incorrectly process new words that emerge during a debate, eg frankenwords invented during the genetically modified food debate.2007 February 1, M. Thelwall, R. Prabowo, “Identifying and characterising public science-related fears from RSS feeds”, in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology...

Noun (2) capitalized: Frankenword

Frankenword (plural Frankenwords)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of frankenword.
    • "Frankenfood" carries connotations of mad scientists dabbling in Things Man Was Not Meant To Know and releasing their products into the environment to wreak havoc. In the same vein, might "Frankenfood" be a dangerous "Frankenword"?1994, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 114, number 11, page 5
    • To oldfashioned scholars talkathon and walkathon were doubly offensive Frankenwords2010 April 25, “Frankenwords”, in The Boston Globe

Synonyms of frankenword

Forms of frankenword

pluralfrankenwords
alternative formFrankenword
pluralFrankenwords

Origin of frankenword

From franken- + word.

Questions about frankenword

What does frankenword mean?
Frankenword means a word formed by combining two (or more) other words.
What part of speech is frankenword?
Frankenword is a noun.
How do you pronounce frankenword?
Frankenword is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋkn̩ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/ (UK).
What is the plural of frankenword?
The plural of frankenword is frankenwords.

Words near frankenword in the dictionary

  1. Frankenthals
  2. frankenvirus
  3. frankenviruses
  4. Frankenwatch
  5. Frankenwatches
  6. frankenword
  7. frankenwords
  8. franker
  9. frankers
  10. frankest
  11. Frankfield

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