majoration
majoration · majorations
The establishment of conditions for an upper bound of an expressionThe establishment of conditions for an upper bound of an expression.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The establishment of conditions for an upper bound of an expression.
(countable, uncountable)A markup on an import or export.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Increase; enlargement.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin maiōrātiō, from maiōrō (“to augment”), from Latin maLearned borrowing from Medieval Latin maiōrātiō, from maiōrō (“to augment”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, majorate + -ion. Compare French majoration.
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Forms
plural: majorations| Singular | majoration |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable