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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Minority  \Mi*nor"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Minorities}.  [Cf.  F. 
  minorit['e].  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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