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maioria

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From maior (bigger; greater) +‎ -ia (-y), from Old Galician-Portuguese maior, from Latin māior (bigger; greater), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (great) + *-yos (comparative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maj.oˈɾi.ɐ/ [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maj.oˈɾi.a/ [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.a]

  • Hyphenation: mai‧o‧ri‧a

Noun

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maioria f (plural maiorias)

  1. majority (more than half)
    Synonyms: maior parte, pluralidade
    Antonyms: menor parte, minoria
    A maioria dos alunos nem se deu ao trabalho de fazer sua própria pesquisa.
    Most students didn’t even bother to do their own research.

Derived terms

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