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Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /meˈxoɾ/, [meˈxoɾ] Forms: mejores [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Latin melior, meliōrem (whence English ameliorate), from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Cognate with Portuguese melhor, Galician mellor, Catalan millor, French meilleur, Italian migliore. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|melior|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin melior, {{inh+|es|la|melior}} Inherited from Latin melior, {{m|la|meliōrem}} meliōrem, {{m|en|ameliorate}} ameliorate, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*mélyōs}} Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, {{m|ine-pro|*mel-||strong, big}} *mel- (“strong, big”), {{cog|pt|melhor}} Portuguese melhor, {{cog|gl|mellor}} Galician mellor, {{cog|ca|millor}} Catalan millor, {{cog|fr|meilleur}} French meilleur, {{cog|it|migliore}} Italian migliore Head templates: {{es-adj}} mejor m or f (masculine and feminine plural mejores)
  1. better Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adj-19Xcw2lC
  2. better off Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adj-EPT38oTe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 79 3 0 7 6
  3. improved Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adj-6IhTIW3A
  4. (definite) best Tags: definite, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adj-j0N17GXC
  5. (definite) top, highest, finest (e.g. highest quality, highest bidder, top of one's class, in top form, finest food and wine, finest hotel, etc.) Tags: definite, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adj-A2f77s1a

Adverb [Spanish]

IPA: /meˈxoɾ/, [meˈxoɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Latin melior, meliōrem (whence English ameliorate), from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Cognate with Portuguese melhor, Galician mellor, Catalan millor, French meilleur, Italian migliore. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|melior|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin melior, {{inh+|es|la|melior}} Inherited from Latin melior, {{m|la|meliōrem}} meliōrem, {{m|en|ameliorate}} ameliorate, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*mélyōs}} Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, {{m|ine-pro|*mel-||strong, big}} *mel- (“strong, big”), {{cog|pt|melhor}} Portuguese melhor, {{cog|gl|mellor}} Galician mellor, {{cog|ca|millor}} Catalan millor, {{cog|fr|meilleur}} French meilleur, {{cog|it|migliore}} Italian migliore Head templates: {{es-adv}} mejor
  1. better Related terms: bien [adverb], bueno [adjective]
    Sense id: en-mejor-es-adv-19Xcw2lC Derived forms: a lo mejor, cuantos más, mejor, mejor apuesta (english: best bet), mejor de lo mejor (english: best of the best), mejor manera (english: best way), mejor forma, mejor postor, mejor postora, mejor que mejor, mejora, mejorar, mejoría, pasar a mejor vida, por mejor decir, sacar lo mejor de, tanto mejor, tanto que mejor

Inflected forms

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        "3": "*mélyōs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*mel-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "strong, big"
      },
      "expansion": "*mel- (“strong, big”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "melhor"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese melhor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "mellor"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician mellor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "millor"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan millor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "meilleur"
      },
      "expansion": "French meilleur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "migliore"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian migliore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin melior, meliōrem (whence English ameliorate), from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Cognate with Portuguese melhor, Galician mellor, Catalan millor, French meilleur, Italian migliore.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mejor",
      "name": "es-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "me‧jor"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "bien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "bueno"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "peor"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "better"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "better",
          "better"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈxoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[meˈxoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mejor"
}

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