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dy·nas·ty
/
ˈdaɪ
nə
sti;
British also
ˈdɪn
ə
sti
/
Show Spelled
[
dahy
-n
uh
-stee;
British also
din
-
uh
-stee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
dy·nas·ties.
1.
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group:
the Ming dynasty.
2.
the rule of such a sequence.
3.
a series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Late Latin
dynastīa
<
Greek
dynasteia.
See
dynast
,
-y
3
Related forms
dy·nas·tic
/
daɪˈnæs
tɪk
;
British also
dɪˈnæs
tɪk
/
Show Spelled
[
dahy-
nas
-tik
;
British also
dih-
nas
-tik
]
Show IPA
,
dy·nas·ti·cal,
adjective
dy·nas·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
an·ti·dy·nas·tic,
adjective
an·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal,
adjective
an·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
an·ti·dy·nas·ty,
adjective
non·dy·nas·tic,
adjective
non·dy·nas·ti·cal,
adjective
non·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
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Collins
World English Dictionary
dynasty
(ˈdɪnəstɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
a sequence of hereditary rulers:
an Egyptian dynasty
2.
any sequence of powerful leaders of the same family:
the Kennedy dynasty
[C15: via Late Latin from Greek
dunasteia,
from
dunastēs
dynast
]
dynastic
—
adj
dy'nastical
—
adj
dy'nastically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
dynasty
mid-15c., from L.L. dynastia, from Gk. dynasteia "power, lordship," from dynastes "ruler, chief," from dynasthai "have power." Related: Dynastic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Flyers condemning the
dynasty
's unbelievable ostentation were even posted .
No
dynasty
has lasted forever through out history.
The effort to end-run the
dynasty
proved to be short-lived.
Wooden created a sports
dynasty
against which all others are compared, and
usually pale.
Say goodbye to the
dynasty
once and for all and perhaps say hello to rebuilding.
Yet in the midst of this brutal
dynasty
, scientists have now discovered a peacemaker.
It was the dawn of a powerful Syrian
dynasty
that lasted some 200 years.
His
dynasty
was extinguished less than twenty years after its triumph.
The child narrator comes from a long
dynasty
of train engineers.
It is when a
dynasty
is in its decline phase that it need to worry about domestic rebellions.
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