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purportions

purportions is the plural of purportion.

Meaning of purportion

Noun

purportion (countable and uncountable, plural purportions)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Something purported; a claim.
    • We have seen an article, in several of the papers, purportion to be a letter, written by a distinguished orthodox clergyman in Washington, D. C. stating that the orthodox have resolved to abandon the attempt to stop the first day mails.1831 February 18, Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle, volume XI, number 7, Gardiner, Maine, →OCLC, page 1, column 5

Questions about purportions

What is purportions the plural of?
Purportions is the plural of purportion.

Words near purportions in the dictionary

  1. purport
  2. purported
  3. purportedly
  4. purporting
  5. purportion
  6. purportions
  7. purportless
  8. purports
  9. purpose
  10. purpose clause
  11. purpose clauses

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