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/mɛʁ/
Translation
mayor
Word origin
From Latin maior ('greater, bigger'), the comparative of magnus ('great'). The same root gives English 'mayor' and 'major'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maior
- English cognates
- mayor, major
Grammar
Examples
inauguré .
The mayor opened the new school this morning.
élue l' .
She was elected mayor of the town last year.
tous .
The mayor receives residents every Tuesday.
au .
We wrote a letter to the mayor to complain.
.
The mayor and his council voted on the budget.
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