| Main Entry: | bulk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | main part, most |
Synonyms: |
best part, better part, biggest share, body, generality, greater number, greater part, gross, lion's share, major part, majority, mass, nearly all, plurality, predominant part, preponderance, principal part |
| Main Entry: | plurality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large part of a group |
Synonyms: |
advantage, bulk, greater part, lead, majority, mass, most, multiplicity, nearly all, numerousness, preponderance, profusion, variety |
| Notes: | a majority is more than half the votes, while a plurality is simply getting more votes than the other person(s) |
Antonyms: |
minority |
| Main Entry: | almost all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal part |
Synonyms: |
chief part, main part, nearly all |
| Concept: | Plurality. |
| Category: | 2. DETERMINATE NUMBER |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
plurality; a number, a certain number; one or two, two or three; a few, several; multitude; majority.
-adjectives
plural, more than one, upwards of, some, certain; not alone.
-adverbs
et cetera, etc.
-phrases
non deficit alter.
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Antonyms: |
unity |
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