plurality

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the state of being plural
  2. noun a large indefinite number
  3. noun (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

Etymology

From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.

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