Definition of portion

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Portion (n.) A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole..

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Portioned :: Portioned (imp. & p. p.) of Portio.
Quid :: Quid (n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line..
Disproportion :: Disproportion (n.) Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object..
Ration :: Ration (n.) Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment..
Scrimption :: Scrimption (n.) A small portion; a pittance; a little bit.
Overproportion :: Overproportion (v. t.) To make of too great proportion.
Harmonite :: Harmonite (n.) One of a religious sect, founded in Wurtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony..
Proportion :: Proportion (v.) To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body..
Portion :: Portion (n.) A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole..
Grafting :: Grafting (n.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
Asymmetrical :: Asymmetrical (a.) Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical..
Progression :: Progression (n.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic..
Lot :: Lot (n.) A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot..
Clause :: Clause (n.) A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document..
Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..
Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position..
Lot :: Lot (v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.
Particle :: Particle (n.) A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust..
Assignation :: Assignation (n.) The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
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