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what is the kenning for toothbrush?

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Answered by pinkiverma122428
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Answer:

our tounge anf teeth are kenning/s for toothbrush

Answered by phillipinestest
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Kenning

The kenning for toothbrush is tooth + brush.

Explanation:

  • Kenning is a type of word formation. It is the compounding of two or more words to form a single word.
  • Kenning is often used as a rhetorical device. They serve as a figure of speech to circumlocute the meaning of an otherwise simple word.  
  • A word formed by kenning comprises  two parts: a base-word  which is also known as a head-word and a determinant.  
  • The word 'toothbrush' has been formed by kenning.
  • It comprises two words- tooth, a noun; and brush, both a noun and a verb.
  • The compounded word metaphorically implies at an instrument used for cleaning teeth tooth is the .
  • In the word 'toothbrush' , 'tooth' is the head-word and 'brush' is the determinant.

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