Portal
/หpษหtษl/
The meaning and definition of Portal, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
โThe local library, a portal of knowledge.โ
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A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
โThe new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.โ
adjective
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Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
โthe portal veinโ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Latin portale, from Latin porta.
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