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Nov 30, 2009
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Por•tia



Pronunciation: (pôr'shu, -shē-u, pōr'-), [key]
n.
1. the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
2. a woman lawyer.
3. a female given name.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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