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Uncommon
noun
•
An
allocated
amount
.
•
That which is
divided
off or
separated
, as a part from a whole; a
separated
part of anything.
•
One's
fate
;
lot
.
•
The part
of an
estate
given
or
falling
to a
child
or
heir
; an
inheritance
.
•
A wife's
fortune
; a
dowry
.
verb
•
To
divide
into
amounts
,
as for
allocation
to
specific
purposes
.
•
To
endow
with a
portion
or
inheritance
.
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Rhymes
portion
abortion
proportion
purportion
Lineage
portion
English
porcioun
Middle English (1100-1500)
porcion
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
portio
Latin
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