Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Proportion
proportion, n. [ME < Fr. < L. prōportiōn-em, proportion, comparative relation, analogy < prō portiōne, in respect of his or its share < prō, on account of + portiō-nem, share, part.]
Size; magnitude; enormousness; immenseness; quality; worth; value; importance.
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