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According to WordNet, the noun "portion" has 7 sense(s).

107578363 an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each".

103892891 something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together".

101085098 the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians".

113265425 money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.

113285176 assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash".

114473222 your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion".

113809207 something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton".


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