portative

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But Purcell's funereal choral piece (with portative organ as sole accompaniment) was stodgy English music that didn't seem to impress the choral singers, many of whom were solidly buried in their scores and seemed unattached to the music.

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  1. adjective Portable.
  2. adjective Capable of or used in carrying.

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  1. Middle English portatif, from Old French, from Latin portāre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English portatif, from Old French (and F.) portatif = Italian portativo, from Latin portativus, from portare, past participle portatus, carry: see port.
 

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/ˈpoʊrtətɪv/
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