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portabella
portable
portable document format
Portadown
Portage
portage
Portage la Prairie
Portakabin
portal
portal bridge
portal site
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portamento
portative organ
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portal

por·tal [ páwrt'l ]


noun  (plural por·tals)
Definition:
 
1. large gate: a large or elaborate gate or entrance ( literary )

2. entrance: any entrance to a place, or any means of access to something ( literary )

3. online home site for Web browser: a Web site that provides links to information and other Web sites

4. construction tunnel entrance: the entrance to a tunnel



adjective 
Definition:
 
anatomy of portal vein or system: relating to the portal vein, portal system, or the opening in the liver through which the portal vein passes

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin portale< Latin porta "gate"]
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