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Portion I Noun Part Damage Confined Small Castle

word portion
definition
noun
A portion of something is a part of it.
Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle.
I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here.
I had learnt a portion of the Koran.
Insurance can represent a significant portion of the total price of a holiday.
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal .
Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit.
The portions were generous.
...fish and chips at about £2.70 a portion.
inflections portions
cefr-level B2

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