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   portable

   /ˈpɔːtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual: "a portable television"
   • ▪ (of software) able to be transferred from one machine or system to another: "portable versions of IBM's Systems Network Architecture technology"
   • ▪ (of a loan or pension) capable of being transferred or adapted in altered circumstances.

   noun

   • 1. a small version of something, such as a television, that can be easily carried: "the notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon"
   • ▪ a small transportable building used as a classroom.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French portable, from late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. portably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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