maioria

See also: maioría

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mayoria (obsolete)

Etymology

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

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /maj.uˈɾi.ɐ/

Hyphenation: mai‧o‧ri‧a

Noun

maioria f (plural maiorias)

majority (more than half)
Synonyms: maior parte, pluralidade

Antonyms: menor parte, minoria

Derived terms

maioria absoluta
maioria silenciosa

Related terms

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