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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μειονεκτέω (meionektéō, from μεῖον (meîon, “less”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”)) + -μα (-ma).
Noun
μειονέκτημα • (meionéktima) n (plural μειονεκτήματα)
- handicap, drawback, disadvantage
- imperfection, defect
Declension
declension of μειονέκτημα
Antonyms
Further reading
- μειονέκτημα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.