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adverb
- (With a definite article) Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
- This is the important example.
- To a great extent or degree; highly.
- This is a unusual specimen.
Translations: - French: très, extríªmement
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: el/la/lo mí¡s
pronoun
- The majority of a specified group.
- Most simply choose to ignore it.
- The majority of people in general.
- Most want the best for their children.
Translations: - Italian: la maggioranza (1); la maggioranza della gente (2)
- Spanish: la mayoría (1)
Etymology: Old English míst, mst, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch meest, German meist, Swedish mest.
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