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Portia

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Dictionary: Por·tia   (pôr'shə, pōr'-) pronunciation
 
n.

The satellite of Uranus that is seventh in distance from the planet.

[After Portia, rich heiress in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.]


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Portia (pôr'shə) , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.


 
 

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