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portative

[ pawr-tuh-tiv, pohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Also called portative organ. a small portable pipe organ used especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

portative

/ ˈpɔːtətɪv /

1350–1400; Middle English portatif < Middle French. See port ⁵, -ative

C14: from French, from Latin portāre to carry

Y a-t-il de plus sal, que la plupart des traits qui se trouvent dans la Thologie portative?

He took some share in several of the works of that writer, notably in the Theologie Portative.

On tend cette couverture portative par le moyen de quelques brins de baleine, ou de fils de cuivre ou de fer qui la soutiennent.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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