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  • 1minority — mi‧nor‧i‧ty I added this because majority is in. [maɪˈnɒrti ǁ mˈnɔːr , ˈnɑːr ] noun [singular] less than half of the people or things in a particular group: minority of • He insists that only a minority of workers at the factory want the union …

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  • 2minority — mi|nor|i|ty W2S3 [maıˈnɔrıti US mıˈno: , mıˈna: ] n plural minorities 1.) [singular also + plural verb] a small group of people or things within a much larger group ≠ ↑majority ▪ Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority. minority of ▪ …

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  • 3minority — I UK [maɪˈnɒrətɪ] / US [maɪˈnɔrətɪ] noun Word forms minority : singular minority plural minorities *** 1) [singular] a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group There are not …

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  • 4minority — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ small, tiny ▪ growing ▪ distinct …

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  • 5minority — mi|nor|i|ty1 [ maı nɔrəti ] noun *** 1. ) count a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group: There are not many, a tiny minority, who have misbehaved outrageously. minority… …

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  • 6minority — [[t]mɪnɒ̱rɪti, AM nɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦ minorities 1) N SING: oft N of n If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half …

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  • 7minority — 1 noun 1 (singular) a small group of people or things within a much larger group: Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority. (+ of): It s only in a minority of cases that the illness is fatal. (also + plural verb BrE): Only a minority… …

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  • 8tiny — ti|ny W2S2 [ˈtaıni] adj comparative tinier superlative tiniest ↑huge, ↑tiny [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tine very small (15 17 centuries)] extremely small ▪ a tiny community in the Midwest ▪ The earrings were tiny. ▪ a tiny little baby …

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  • 9tiny */*/*/ — UK [ˈtaɪnɪ] / US adjective Word forms tiny : adjective tiny comparative tinier superlative tiniest extremely small The floor was covered in tiny bits of paper. She is one of a tiny minority of female motoring journalists. tiny little: a tiny… …

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  • 10tiny — ti|ny [ taıni ] adjective *** extremely small: The floor was covered in tiny pieces of paper. She is one of a tiny minority of female motoring journalists. tiny little: a tiny little house …

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