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 Portion \Por"tion\, n. [F., from L. portio, akin to pars,
   partis, a part. See {Part}, n.]
   1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a
      whole; a separated part of anything.
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   2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off
      or separated from the whole.
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            These are parts of his ways; but how little a
            portion is heard of him!              --Job xxvi.
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            Portions and parcels of the dreadful past.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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   3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.
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            The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his
            portion with the unbelievers.         --Luke xii.
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            Man's portion is to die and rise again. --Keble.
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   4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or
      descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the
      settlement of the estate; an inheritance.
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            Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
                                                  --Luke xv. 12.
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   5. A wife's fortune; a dowry. --Shak.
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   Syn: Division; share; parcel; quantity; allotment; dividend.
        

   Usage: {Portion}, {Part}. Part is generic, having a simple
          reference to some whole. Portion has the additional
          idea of such a division as bears reference to an
          individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a
          portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture.
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