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Spanish
Etymology
From mayor (“bigger, major”) + -ía.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maʝoˈɾia/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maʃoˈɾia/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maʒoˈɾia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: ma‧yo‧rí‧a
Noun
mayoría f (plural mayorías)
- majority
- Antonym: minoría
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