portal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
  2. noun a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
  3. noun a short vein that carries blood into the liver

Etymology

From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.

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