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portation

portation noun: the act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.

Noun (1)

portation (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.

Noun (2)

portation (uncountable)

  1. The act of porting software between hardware or operating system platforms.

Origin of portation

From Latin portatio.

From port + -ation.

Questions about portation

What does portation mean?
Portation means the act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.
What part of speech is portation?
Portation is a noun.

Words near portation in the dictionary

  1. portate
  2. portati
  3. portatif
  4. portatifs
  5. portatile
  6. portation
  7. portativ
  8. portative
  9. portative organ
  10. portative organs
  11. portatives

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