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Potation vs Portation - What's the difference?

potation | portation |

As nouns the difference between potation and portation

is that potation is (often|plural) the act of drinking while portation is (chiefly|in combination) the act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.

potation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (often, plural) The act of drinking.
  • A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage.

    • Quotations

    *1819 , , Ivanhoe , *:Perhaps his nocturnal potations , prevented him from recognising accents which were tolerably familiar to him.

    portation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, in combination) The act of carrying or transporting something; transportation
  • (computing) The act of porting software between hardware or operating system platforms