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Mehrheit
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German
de:
Etymology
de nl meerderheid (1719), itself probably a calque (± 1600) of de fr pluralité majority, originating 1559. goh mērheit quality of being more had no attested continuation. Analyzable as de mehr more -heit -hood.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/ standard
de /ˈmɛɐ̯haɪ̯t/ by a common merger
de De-at-Mehrheit.ogg Austria
de De-Mehrheit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mehr heit
Noun
f
majority; bulk
de politics majority (specified as de absolute Mehrheit)
de politics plurality (specified as de relative Mehrheit)
Declension
f
Synonyms
de Majorität
Antonyms
de Minderheit
de Minorität
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