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portion
[ pawr-shuhn, pohr- ]
/ ĖpÉr ŹÉn, ĖpoŹr- /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of portion
First recorded in 1250ā1300; Middle English porcion, from Old French, from Latin portiÅn- (stem of portiÅ) āshare, part,ā akin to parspart
synonym study for portion
1. See part.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portion
portion , potionWords nearby portion
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British Dictionary definitions for portion
portion
/ (ĖpÉĖŹÉn) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of portion
portionless, adjectiveWord Origin for portion
C13: via Old French from Latin portiÅ portion, allocation; related to pars part
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