Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Spartaeinae —jumping spiders that prey on other spiders. - proper noun A female
given name . - proper noun astronomy The seventh
satellite of the planetUranus .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tahira stood behind her Sister Carrie headstone, and then Ariana took her place, glancing down to admire the name Portia, which was stamped onto hers in big, bold letters.
Pure Sin Kate Brian 2010
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Portia is an ordinary teenager, living an ordinary life until she reaches her sweet sixteen birthday.
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Portia is very well spoken and handles The View chickies with a load of class.
Portia De Rossi Ellen DeGeneres Interview March 16 Picture 2009
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“I, Briana Leigh Covington, do hereby accept the name of Portia and forevermore pledge my life and soul to the brotherhood of Stone and Grave.”
Pure Sin Kate Brian 2010
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I, Briana Leigh Covington, do hereby accept the name of Portia and forevermore pledge my life and soul to the brotherhood of Stone and Grave.
Pure Sin Kate Brian 2010
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She called her Portia, after the heroine in Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice."
All in the Family 2009
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Though I could certainly feign some offense every now and again for compliments like this (though, you do know that Portia is gay, right … of course;).
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Portia is a strong female character, stripped bare for the reader if only due to the symbolic lack of disguise.
ccfinlay: The Prodigal Troll Sequel Lives! ccfinlay 2006
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"Not for all the ducats in Belmont will I call Portia a learned judge again."
Betty Wales Senior Margaret Warde
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Antonio; but he begged that the young and learned Doctor Balthasar (for so he called Portia) might be allowed to take his place.
The Children's Portion Various
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