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| por·tion [ páwrsh'n ] |
noun (plural por·tions) |
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1. helping of food: an amount of food for one person
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2. fraction: a part or section of a larger whole
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3. fate: an unavoidable event or part of somebody's life
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literary
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  It was her portion in life to teach reading only.
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4. inheritance: a part of an estate that has been bequeathed to an heir
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5. law
Same as dowry (sense 1)
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transitive verb (past and past participle por·tioned, present participle por·tion·ing, 3rd person present singular por·tions) |
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1. divide something: to divide something into parts for use
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2. endow woman: to give a dowry to a woman
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archaic
)
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin portion-] |
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| por·tion·a·ble adjective |
| por·tion·er noun |
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