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portmanteau film

portmanteau film noun: a film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.

Noun

portmanteau film (plural portmanteau films)

  1. A film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.
    • We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.2002 December 11, Nick Bradshaw, “One day in September”, in Time Out, page 71

Forms of portmanteau film

pluralportmanteau films

Origin of portmanteau film

Allusion to the idea of a portmanteau in the linguistic sense.

Questions about portmanteau film

What does portmanteau film mean?
Portmanteau film means a film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.
What part of speech is portmanteau film?
Portmanteau film is a noun.
What is the plural of portmanteau film?
The plural of portmanteau film is portmanteau films.

Words near portmanteau film in the dictionary

  1. portman
  2. portmanbro
  3. portmanbros
  4. portmanteau
  5. portmanteau agreement
  6. portmanteau film
  7. portmanteau films
  8. portmanteau word
  9. portmanteau words
  10. portmanteaued
  11. portmanteauing

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