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noun something determined in relation to something that includes it
noun something less than the whole of a human artifact
noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
originEtymology tree Latin portiōder. Old French porcionbor. Middle English porcioun English portion From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, accusative of Latin portiōnem (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), from portiō, akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.
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