большинство

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Russian

Etymology

бо́льше (bólʹše) +‎ -инство́ (-instvó)

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Noun

большинство́ (bolʹšinstvón inan (genitive большинства́, uncountable)

  1. majority, most
    Antonym: меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvó)
    • 1899, Лев Толстой, “Часть I. Глава V”, in Воскресенье; English translation from William E. Smith, transl., Resurrection, 1900:
      Если бы его спросили, почему он считает себя выше большинства людей, он не мог бы ответить, так как вся его жизнь не являла никаких особенных достоинств.
      Jesli by jevo sprosili, počemu on sčitajet sebja vyše bolʹšinstva ljudej, on ne mog by otvetitʹ, tak kak vsja jevo žiznʹ ne javljala nikakix osobennyx dostoinstv.
      If he were asked why he considered himself above the majority of people he would not be able to answer, as there was nothing in his life transcending the commonplace.

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