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portion

1. noun part of whole2. noun COOK of food3. noun dowry4. noun allotted fate5. verb divide 1 noun part of wholecuid fem3  c m usciar masc4  c m uroinnt fem2  c m uto divide sth into portions rud a roinnt ina chodannaa good portion of the book is dedicated to the Troubles cur síos ar na Trioblóidí atá i sciar maith den leabhara portion of my money was stolen goideadh roinnt de mo chuid airgida large portion of the blame is at the minister's door tá cuid mhór den mhilleán ar an aire féin 2 noun COOK of foodsciar masc4  c m ucuid fem3  c m ua portion of the cake sciar den cháca, píosa den chácaa small portion of chips mála beag sceallóg
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3 (also marriage portion) noun dowryspré fem4  c m ucrodh masc1  c m u 4 noun literary allotted fatecinniúint fem3  c m udán masc1  c m uwoe was his portion in life léan an rud a bhí i ndán dó sa saol 5 verb divide TRANSITIVEroinn verb  c m u

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