【上位】 a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" ネイティブスピーカーが同定できる言語の単位。
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【下位】 a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" 2つの異なる単語を合わせ、意味を複合させる新しい言葉。
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