portion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English porcioun < Old French porcion < Latin portio (“‘a share, part, portion, relation, proportion’”), akin to pars (“‘part’”); see part. Cf. proportion.

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ʃən

[edit] Noun

portion (plural portions)

1. An allocated amount.

[edit] Derived terms

• portionless
• proportion

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[edit] Verb

to portion (third-person singular simple present portions, present participle portioning, simple past and past participle portioned)

1. (transitive) To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.

[edit] Derived terms

• portion off
• portion out

[edit] External links

• portion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• portion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin portionem (nominative of portio).

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[edit] Noun

portion f. (plural portions)

1. portion

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: inooprt
• potiron