purportion

English

Etymology 1

Modern suffixion of purport +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈpɔːʃən/, [pəˈpɔːʃən]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən

Noun

purportion (countable and uncountable, plural purportions)

(rare, nonstandard) Something purported; a claim.
- 1831 February 18, Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle‎, volume XI, number 7, Gardiner, Maine, OCLC 6241416, page 1, column 5:
  We have seen an article, in several of the papers, purportion to be a letter, written by a distinguished orthodox clergyman in Washington, D. C. stating that the orthodox have resolved to abandon the attempt to stop the first day mails.
- 1867 October 31, “The Vanderbilt Forgery.”, in The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle‎, volume 18, number 121, Victoria, BC, OCLC 450231489, page 3, column 3:
  On the 11th of July last the accused presented for payment at the National City Bank a check for $75,000 purportion to have been drawn by Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, and made payable to Henry Keep, President of the New York Central Railroad.
- 1994 November 23, j...infi.net, “FBI ad...”, in alt.native, Usenet‎, number 049‎, volume 02, Wotanging Ikche, OCLC 44204865, page :
  I suggest also that Tim Giago be contacted re his purportion that Dick Wilson and his GOONS were in the right on Pine Ridge. Anyone who says such needs to be knocked around a bit (figuratively). […] Am hoping that someone will provide an email address for them so that we can go in directly an solicit some sorta response to the ad's purportions.
- 2004 April 13, Lena, “Piotr Anderszewski”, in rec.music.classical.recordings, Usenet‎:
  > Leather pants, when combined with the (purported) Parisian
  > determination to preserve water while supporting the French fragrance
  > industry,
  I see your point about fragrances, but I think that this particular
  purportion is pretty out of date... If it was ever a scientifically
  verifiable purportion. :)
- 2004 September 27, little_people, “The Truth About France”, in soc.culture.jewish, Usenet‎:
  It represents a phenomena that crops up within USS Liberty conspiracies again and again. Testimony regarding the supposed words of people who are no longer alive. Purportions of that which is contained within documents that no longer exist. This is the stuff to which we are supposed to defer over the sworn statements of those who personally witnessed the actions of the Israelis.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:purportion.

Noun

purportion (plural purportions)

Misspelling of proportion.

Anagrams

proruption

单词	purportion
释义	purportion English Etymology 1 Modern suffixion of purport +‎ -ion Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈpɔːʃən/, [pəˈpɔːʃən] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən Noun purportion (countable and uncountable, plural purportions) (rare, nonstandard) Something purported; a claim. 1831 February 18, Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle‎, volume XI, number 7, Gardiner, Maine, OCLC 6241416, page 1, column 5: We have seen an article, in several of the papers, purportion to be a letter, written by a distinguished orthodox clergyman in Washington, D. C. stating that the orthodox have resolved to abandon the attempt to stop the first day mails. 1867 October 31, “The Vanderbilt Forgery.”, in The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle‎, volume 18, number 121, Victoria, BC, OCLC 450231489, page 3, column 3: On the 11th of July last the accused presented for payment at the National City Bank a check for $75,000 purportion to have been drawn by Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, and made payable to Henry Keep, President of the New York Central Railroad. 1994 November 23, j...infi.net, “FBI ad...”, in `alt.native`, Usenet‎, number 049‎, volume 02, Wotanging Ikche, OCLC 44204865, page : I suggest also that Tim Giago be contacted re his purportion that Dick Wilson and his GOONS were in the right on Pine Ridge. Anyone who says such needs to be knocked around a bit (figuratively). […] Am hoping that someone will provide an email address for them so that we can go in directly an solicit some sorta response to the ad's purportions. 2004 April 13, Lena, “Piotr Anderszewski”, in `rec.music.classical.recordings`, Usenet‎: > Leather pants, when combined with the (purported) Parisian > determination to preserve water while supporting the French fragrance > industry, I see your point about fragrances, but I think that this particular purportion is pretty out of date... If it was ever a scientifically verifiable purportion. :) 2004 September 27, little_people, “The Truth About France”, in `soc.culture.jewish`, Usenet‎: It represents a phenomena that crops up within USS Liberty conspiracies again and again. Testimony regarding the supposed words of people who are no longer alive. Purportions of that which is contained within documents that no longer exist. This is the stuff to which we are supposed to defer over the sworn statements of those who personally witnessed the actions of the Israelis. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:purportion. Noun purportion (plural purportions) Misspelling of proportion. Anagrams proruption
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