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[ˈpɔːʃn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a part of a whole
(e.g: a portion of the jetty still stands)
- a person's destiny or lot
(e.g: what will be my portion?)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’
[ˈpɔːʃn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- divide (something) into parts; share out
(e.g: every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off)
- give a dowry to (a bride)
(e.g: my parents will portion me most handsomely)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’
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