plupart
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French pluspart (“the greater/greatest part of something”), equivalent to plus + part. Probably calqued from a Germanic phrase related to Old English māra dǣl (“majority”, literally “the greater part”), Dutch meerdeel, German Mehrteil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply.paʁ/
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Noun
plupart f (uncountable)
- main part, majority
- most of
- Il a mangé la plupart du gâteau
- He ate most of the cake.
- La plupart des gens aiment le chocolat
- Most people like chocolate.
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Derived terms
- pour la plupart
Further reading
- “plupart” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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