majority
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Inglese
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Aggettivo
majority
- della maggioranza, di maggioranza, maggioritario
Sostantivo
majority sing (pl.: majorities)
- maggioranza
- the majority of voters - la maggioranza dei votanti
- to be in the majority - essere in maggioranza
- the winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47% - il vincitore con il 53% aveva una maggioranza del 6% rispetto allo sconfitto con il 47%
- (obsoleto) maggiore età
Pronuncia
- IPA: /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/, /məˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/
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Etimologia / Derivazione
dal francese antico majorité
Contrari
Termini correlati
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary
- Il Sansoni, Inglese edizione on-line da "www.corriere.it"