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portative

[ pawr-tuh-tiv, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr tə tɪv, ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective

capable of being carried; portable.
having or pertaining to the power or function of carrying.

noun

Also called portative organ. a small portable pipe organ used especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Words related to portative

compact, convenient, handy, lightweight, mobile, ambulatory, portable, motile, light, movable, adaptable, adjustable, loose, moving, removable, separable, transferable, unattached, unsteady, conveyable

Words nearby portative

portal-systemic encephalopathy, portal-to-portal, portal-to-portal pay, portamento, portance, portative, portative organ, portcullis, porte, porte-cochere, portend

Origin of portative

1350–1400; Middle English portatif < Middle French. See port5, -ative
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British Dictionary definitions for portative

portative
/ (ˈpɔːtətɪv) /

adjective

a less common word for portable
concerned with the act of carrying

Word Origin for portative

C14: from French, from Latin portāre to carry
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