- Noun
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1. a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically);
- "the portals of the cathedral"
- "the portals of heaven"
- "the portals of success"
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2. a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet;
- "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc."
- synonym: portal site
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3. a short vein that carries blood into the liver
- synonym: portal vein,hepatic portal vein,vena portae


