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English Dictionary: minorities by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Minority \Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Minorities}. [Cf. F.
      minorit[82]. See {Minor}, a. & n.]
      1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
  
      2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
  
      3. The smaller number; -- opposed to {majority}; as, the
            minority must be ruled by the majority.
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