Definition of portion

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Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.

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Genet :: Genet (n.) A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet..
Portion :: Portion (v. t.) To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..
Stenting :: Stent (n.) An allotted portion; a stint.
Graft :: Graft (n.) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions..
Elaeoptene :: Elaeoptene (n.) The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts..
Proportioning :: Proportioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proportio.
Saree :: Saree (n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder..
Proportionality :: Proportionality (n.) The state of being in proportion.
Center :: Center (n.) The middle or central portion of anything.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven..
Overproportion :: Overproportion (v. t.) To make of too great proportion.
Mankind :: Mankind (n.) Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race..
Verse :: Verse (n.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
Cupric :: Cupric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion..
Proportionally :: Proportionally (adv.) In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large..
Rye :: Rye (n.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man..
Basic :: Basic (a.) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt..
Orthoscope :: Orthoscope (n.) An instrument designed to show the condition of the superficial portions of the eye.
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