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Portia

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Portia ♀ This is the name of two characters in the works of Shakespeare. The most celebrated of them is an heiress in The Merchant of Venice who, disguised as a man, shows herself to be a brilliant advocate and delivers a stirring speech on the quality of mercy. It is also the name of the wife of Brutus in Julius Caesar. The historical Brutus's wife was called Porcia, feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, which is apparently a derivative of Latin porcus ‘pig’.

Variant: Porsha (modern respelling).

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Portia

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Portia name of the heroine in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, dressed in men's clothes, successfully defends her husband's friend Antonio from the prosecution of Shylock; her name may be used allusively for a female advocate or barrister.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Portia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Portia

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Portia The seventh-closest satellite of Uranus, distance 66 100 km, orbital period 0.513 days; also known as Uranus XII. Its diameter is 108 km, and it was discovered in 1986 on images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

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Portia

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Portia (Uranus XII) One of the lesser satellites of Uranus, with a diameter of 55 km. It was discovered in 1986.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Portia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Portia

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Portia,
1. the heroine of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice;

2. in his Julius Caesar, the wife of Brutus.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Portia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Portia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Portia , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus .

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Portia

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Portia •josher, washer •moksha • tonsure • dishwasher •whitewasher • Portia • launcher •brochure, kosher, Scotia •fuchsia • pusher • penpusher •blusher, crusher, flusher, gusher, Prussia, rusher, Russia, usher •cruncher, luncher, puncher •cowpuncher • Udmurtia •inertia, Persia

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