Words about words
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In this episode, we look into certain words that describe words like onomatopoeia, embolalia, portmanteau, tmesis and bahuvrihi.  Sources: https://www.history.com/news/where-did-the-word-barbarian-come-from https://www.britannica.com/topic/barbarian https://www.britannica.com/topic/portmanteau-word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formulaic_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahuvrihi https://humanparts.medium.com/ten-great-words-about-words-63c6e8622cca
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