亚洲网紅露点

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portion

[ pawr-shuhn, pohr- ]

noun

  1. a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:

    I read a portion of the manuscript.

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  2. an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping:

    He took a large portion of spinach.

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  3. the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share.

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  4. the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin.

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  5. Literary. something that is allotted to a person by God or fate.

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  6. (especially formerly) the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dowry.


verb (used with object)

  1. to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often followed by out ).

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  2. to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or a dowry:

    All of his children have been amply portioned.

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  3. to provide with a lot or fate:

    She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life.

portion

/ 藞辫蓴藧蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a part of a whole; fraction
  2. a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
  3. an amount of food served to one person; helping
  4. law
    1. a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parents
    2. the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
  5. a person's lot or destiny
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to divide up; share out
  2. to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate
  3. law to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫辞谤迟颈辞苍濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫辞谤顎僼颈辞苍路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 辫辞谤顎僼颈辞苍路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 谤别路辫辞谤顎僼颈辞苍 verb (used with object)
  • un路辫辞谤顎僼颈辞苍路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫辞谤顎僼颈辞苍别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of portion1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English porcion, from Old French, from Latin 辫辞谤迟颈艒苍- (stem of 辫辞谤迟颈艒 ) 鈥渟hare, part,鈥 akin to pars part
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of portion1

C13: via Old French from Latin 辫辞谤迟颈艒 portion, allocation; related to pars part
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Synonym Study

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They were allowed to congregate in the unit outside their cells for some portion of each day.

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Wendt said that the State Library鈥檚 portion of the funds was directly supporting 34 staff members, in addition to covering programs including its free service to provide Braille books for blind people.

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After three months, he flew with his family to Camp Pendleton, where a large portion of refugees were sent.

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A portion of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu that was closed over the weekend due to a debris flow has reopened to local residents, Caltrans announced.

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Switching off computer servers used in their online ordering, payment or logistics systems might imply that security teams have isolated that portion as a way the hackers gained entry.

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