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portable
What does portable mean?
portable (adjective): easily or conveniently transported.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce portable?
/ˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does portable come from?
From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to portable
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “portable” mean?
collective, done or held in common
Not quite: that's what mutual means.
easily or conveniently transported
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in regular succession without gaps
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causing misery or pain or distress
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