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dynasty

English

Etymology

From Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?da?n?sti/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?n?sti/

Noun

dynasty (plural dynasties)

  1. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
    Synonyms: house, lineage
  2. (East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty.
  3. (sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

Derived terms

  • dynastic
  • dynastically

Translations

dynasty From the web:

  • what dynasty built the great wall
  • what dynasty was mulan in
  • what dynasty is the above silk painting from
  • what dynasty did confucius live in
  • what dynasty was gunpowder invented
  • what dynasty is china in now
  • what dynasty invented paper
  • what dynasty was the golden age of china

lineage

English

Alternative forms

  • linage

Etymology

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line +? -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?.ni.?d?/

Noun

lineage (countable and uncountable, plural lineages)

  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  2. (advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.
  3. A fee or rate paid per line of text.

Related terms

  • line
  • lineal
  • linear

Translations

See also

  • genealogy

References

  • lineage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • lineage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

lineage From the web:

  • what lineage did jesus come from
  • what lineages of plants currently exist
  • what lineage did mary come from
  • what lineage did abraham come from
  • what lineage did joseph come from
  • what lineage was jesus from
  • what lineage is the dalai lama
  • what lineage means
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