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Meaning of 'portal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Portal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery.
2 . Portal [ n.]
- A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.
- The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
- Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
- By analogy with the French portail, used by recent writers for the whole architectural composition which surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a church.
- The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
- A prayer book or breviary; a portass.

Meaning of 'portal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . portal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
Example in sentence:
  • a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.
Meaning (2):
- a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
Example in sentence:
  • the portals of heaven;
  • the portals of success;
  • the portals of the cathedral

Nearby Words:

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