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portable adjective [ ˈpɔːtəb(ə)l ]

• able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual.
• "a portable television"
Similar: transportable, movable, mobile, transferable, easily carried, easy to carry, conveyable, travelling, travel, lightweight, compact, handy, convenient, manageable, portative,

portable noun

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


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