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Meaning of portative | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Portable.
    archaic
  2. Capable of holding up or carrying.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Ελληνικά φορητός
Français portative

Examples

“Was neuere leef vpon lynde · liȝter þer-after / And portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle.”
“the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ported portentious portentive portentous portentuous portered

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