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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly from μειο- (meio-) + ψήφ(ος) (psíf(os)) + -ία (-ía), modelled on πλειοψηφία (pleiopsifía). A calque of French minorité.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.o.psiˈfi.a/
- Hyphenation: μει‧ο‧ψη‧φί‧α
Noun
μειοψηφία • (meiopsifía) f (plural μειοψηφίες)
- (politics or generally) minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
- Synonym: (generally, rare in this sense) μειονότητα f (meionótita)
- Antonym: πλειοψηφία f (pleiopsifía)
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