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portion Law a. a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parents b. the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The geological formation of that portion of the American Union, which lies between the Alleghanies and the Rocky Mountains, has given rise to many ingenious theories. No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones.
AN ASS besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed. |
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