portal
noun
Simple meaning
A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɔɹtəl
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Internet
A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
“A portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.”
Internet
A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
science fiction and fantasy
A magical or technological aperture leading to another location; period in time or dimension.
A large primary adit as the main entrance to a mine.
A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
Used this way, portal is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
“A portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A person employed to carry luggage and supplies.
Easily or conveniently transported.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral…
A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
System of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver.
A prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone.
A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet.
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