maioria

See also: maioría

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From maior (“bigger; greater”) +‎ -ia (“-y”), from Old Galician-Portuguese maior, from Latin maior (“bigger; greater”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (“comparative suffix”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maj.oˈɾi.ɐ/ [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maj.oˈɾi.a/ [maɪ̯.oˈɾi.a]

  • Hyphenation: mai‧o‧ri‧a

Noun

maioria f (plural maiorias)

  1. majority (more than half)
    Synonyms: maior parte, pluralidade
    Antonyms: menor parte, minoria
    A maioria dos alunos nem se deu ao trabalho de fazer sua própria pesquisa.
    Most students didn’t even bother to do their own research.

Derived terms

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