A Lexicon is a mischievous being of diminutive stature known for delighting in wordplay. See also: Lexechaun.
A compound word typically consists of two or more words that operate as a single unit. Some examples of compounds are: sometimes (some + times), anybody (any + body) and everything (every + thing). A compound may be open, hyphenated or solid. An open-form compound retains a separation between the words, such as is the case with ice cream or peanut butter, each of which utilize two words to refer to one single unit or item of food respectively or together if you so choose to have peanut butter ice cream. A hyphenated compound links the words together with a dash or hyphen, such as in two-fold (two + fold), long-term (long + term) or open-form (open + form). A closed-form compound word combines the words together as one distinct unit without any visual form of separation, such as otherwise (other + wise), anyway (any + way) or as above wordplay (word + play).
Each of these compound word forms are different from a contraction, in which a letter or letters of two different words are replaced with an apostrophe when combined such as in isn’t (is + not) or ’tis (it + is). You will note here that although the apostrophe of a contraction may appear at the separation point between two words, such as in we’re (we + are), it doesn’t necessarily do so.
A blend-word, also known as a portmanteau, is different from a standard compound word or contraction in that it blends two words together rather than simply conjoining them whether with or…
