"maioria" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /maj.oˈɾi.ɐ/ [Brazil], [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.ɐ] [Brazil], /maj.oˈɾi.ɐ/ [Brazil], [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.ɐ] [Brazil], /maj.oˈɾi.a/ [Southern-Brazil], [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.a] [Southern-Brazil], /maj.uˈɾi.ɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: maiorias [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{affix|pt|maior|-ia|gloss1=bigger; greater|gloss2=-y}} maior (“bigger; greater”) + -ia (“-y”), {{inh|pt|roa-opt|maior}} Old Galician-Portuguese maior, {{der|pt|la|māior||bigger; greater}} Latin māior (“bigger; greater”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*mag-||great}} Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”), {{m|ine-pro|*-yōs|*-yos|comparative suffix}} *-yos (“comparative suffix”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} maioria f (plural maiorias)
  1. majority (more than half) Tags: feminine Synonyms: maior parte, pluralidade, mayoria [obsolete] Derived forms: maioria absoluta, maioria silenciosa Related terms: maior, maioral, maioridade, majoritário
    Sense id: en-maioria-pt-noun-fKI~VqkW Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -ia

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