dynasty
/ˈdaɪnəsti/DIGH-nuh-stee
/ˈdaɪnəsti/DIGH-nuh-stee
Meaninga line of power
Common meaning: a family that supplies ruler after ruler
- dynpower, mightLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 213 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
- splural ending
- tynoun ending: the state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek δύναμις ‘power, might’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry δύναμις, p. 213 · dictionary scan
Roots
- δύναμις Greek “power, might”
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