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dy⋅nas⋅ty
[dahy-nuh-stee; Brit. also din-uh-stee] 
nə
–noun, plural -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. |
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| dy·nas·ty (dī'nə-stē) n. pl. dy·nas·ties
[Middle English dynastie, from Old French, from Late Latin dynastīa, lordship, from Greek dunasteia, from dunastēs, lord; see dynast.] dy·nas'tic (dī-nās'tĭk) adj., dy·nas'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : dynasty
Spanish:
dinastía,
German:
die Dynastie,
Japanese:
王朝
dynasty
1460, from L.L. dynastia, from Gk. dynasteia "power, lordship," from dynastes "ruler, chief," from dynasthai "have power."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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