portal site
noun
Simple meaning
A website with different features and content of its own, but also with many links to other sites.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
pawrtuhlsytSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɔɹtəlsaɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Internet
A website with various features and content of its own, but also with many links to other sites, its aim being that users would make it their home page.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: (Internet) A website with various features and content of its own, but also with many links to other sites, its aim being that users would make it their home page.
Used this way, portal site is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
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