portal
portal definition
por·tal (pôrt′'l)
noun
- a doorway, gate, or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one
- any point or place of entry, as one where nerves, vessels, etc. enter an organ
- 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.
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