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Translation

majority

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Word origin

A self-explaining Esperanto derivation: pli ('more') + multa ('many') + the noun ending -o. Literally 'the more-many', the larger part. Its opposite, the minority, is malplimulto.

Origin
Esperanto derivation
Root
pli + multa

Examples

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The majority of the people agree.

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Most of the children like playing outside.

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In that country the majority live in cities.

Built from words you already know: + mult- + -o. Takes for the whole it is part of: . The minority is o, stacking - on top.

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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 4: plimulto, glacio, tranĉi and 7 more words.