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portal definition

por·tal (pôrt′'l)

noun

  1. a doorway, gate, or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one
  2. any point or place of entry, as one where nerves, vessels, etc. enter an organ
  3. a website designed to provide access to numerous other sites and, variously, e-mail service, online shopping, etc.

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML portale, orig. neut. of portalis, of a door < L porta: see port

adjective

designating, of, or like the vein carrying blood from the intestines, stomach, etc. to the liver

Etymology: ML portalis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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