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Portable : adj
1: easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television
set" [ant: unportable]
2: of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a
boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
(noun)
1: a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it
can be carried
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Portable : \Port"a*ble\, a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry:
cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.]
1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported;
conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk,
engine. --South.
2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.]
How light and portable my pain seems now! --Shak.
Portable forge. See under Forge.
Portable steam engine. See under Steam engine.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Portable :
portability
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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