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portance

[ pawr-tns, pohr- ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. bearing; behavior.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of portance1

From Middle French, dating back to 1580–90; port 5, -ance
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Example Sentences

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T­his last argument, to gain ­knowledge, rarely appears in the list of reasons why a business goes inter­national­, and yet it is of crucial im­portance because those companies that don’t work­ in international mar­kets become less competitive and more vulnerable­ ­for this rea­son.

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These stories were calculated to increase the im- portance of the clergy and to convince people that they were under the special care of the Deity.

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Portance in my travels’ history; Wherein of antres vast and desarts idle, Rough quarries, rocks and hills whose tops touch heaven, It was my wont to speak.

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How they had escaped from shipwreck and all the "portance of their travelled history," the Countess had small time to learn, for soon after their arrival she herself was summoned to the sick Earl at Cornbury Park.

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Fortunately, an unstated but strict protocol helps ease Rogers' schedule, which is arranged according to the im portance which the U.S. attaches to each foreign minister's country.

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