Portion
Portion noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
Total
Total noun - A complete amount of something.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Regenerating Health: Added in Absolution, although it only restores up to a portion of your total health.
Source: Video Game / Hitman - Poland and the western portion of the Soviet Union (Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania) lost on average about 15% of their total populations.
Source: Bittersweet Ending / Real Life -
Total Eclipse of the Plot : The eclipse takes six and a half minutes, long enough for the climax of the flashback portion of Dolores's story.
Source: Literature / Dolores Claiborne
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