Etymology

majoritarily

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Today it means: mostly; predominantly. Full definition →

French majoritairement
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  1. French · calque ofmajoritairement
  2. English todaymajoritarily

From majority + -ary + -ly. Perhaps a calque of French majoritairement or equivalents in other Romance languages.

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