Meaning & use
proportion
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A part or share of a whole considered in relation to the whole; also, the correct or pleasing relationship in size between different parts.
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A large proportion of the budget goes toward staff salaries.
The architect adjusted the design to improve the proportion between the windows and the wall.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'blow out of proportion' means to treat something as far more serious or significant than it really is.
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