portion
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From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, from Latin portio (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.
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portion (plural portions)
Relatively formal, compared to the more informal part or more concrete and casual piece. For example, “part of the money” (both informal) but “portion of the proceeds” (both formal).
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portion (third-person singular simple present portions, present participle portioning, simple past and past participle portioned)
Borrowed from Latin portionem (accusative singular of portio).
portion f (plural portions)
portion (plural portiones)
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portion c
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Nominative | portion | portionen | portioner | portionerna |
Genitive | portions | portionens | portioners | portionernas |
From Middle English porcioun, from Old French porcion, from Latin portio.
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