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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin māiōritās. By surface analysis, majeur + -ité.
Pronunciation
Noun
majorité f (plural majorités)
- majority
- Synonym: la plupart
- Antonym: minorité
- majorité absolue ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- majorité qualifiée ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
La majorité des citoyens luxembourgeois ont pour langue maternelle le luxembourgeois.- The majority of Luxembourg's citizens have Luxembourgish as their native language.
On pense que la majorité des Céphéides classiques pulsent selon le mode fondamental, bien qu’il ne soit pas facile de distinguer le mode d’après la forme de la courbe de lumière.- It is thought that most classical Cepheids pulsate in the fundamental mode, although it is not easy to distinguish the mode from the shape of the light curve.
- adulthood
- majorité sexuelle ― age of consent (literally, “sexual adulthood”)
Usage notes
While its near synonym la plupart defers grammatical agreement of verbs, adjectives, etc. to the noun to which it is related, majorité allows agreement with its related nominal or with itself. Each option carries its own nuance of meaning.
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