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Etymology

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Calque of Dutch meerderheid (1719), itself probably a calque (± 1600) of French pluralité (majority), originating 1559. Old High German mērheit (quality of being more) had no attested continuation. Analyzable as mehr (more) +‎ -heit (-hood).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛɐ̯haɪ̯t/ (by a common merger)
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  • Hyphenation: Mehr‧heit

Noun

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Mehrheit f (genitive Mehrheit, plural Mehrheiten)

  1. majority; bulk
  2. (politics) majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit)
  3. (politics) plurality (specified as relative Mehrheit)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • Mehrheit” in Duden online
  • Mehrheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache