PORTIFORIUM

\pˌɔːtɪfˈɔːɹi͡əm], \pˌɔːtɪfˈɔːɹi‍əm], \p_ˌɔː_t_ɪ_f_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_m]\
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  • p[=o]r-ti-f[=o]'ri-um, n. a breviary:--pl. PORTIF[=O]'RIA.--Also PORT'FORY, PORT'OUS, PORT'UARY.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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