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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

dynasty

/ˈdaɪnəsti/

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What does dynasty mean?

noun

  1. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
  2. A family considered over time, with its ancestors and descendants
  3. The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdaɪnəsti/

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The last proprietor of the dynasty, Father Hucheloup, no longer acquainted even with the tradition, had the post painted blue.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
There Prince Charlie held his phantom levees, and in a very gallant manner represented a fallen dynasty for some hours.
Robert Louis StevensonEdinburgh: Picturesque NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #382
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Disagreements, frictions, and constant civil war would have ensued if any attempt had been made to establish a Chinese dynasty.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
It needed the genius of the Tang dynasty to emancipate Tea from its crude state and lead to its final idealization.
Kakuzo OkakuraThe Book of TeaProject Gutenberg ebook #769
It is said that during the twentieth dynasty Seth is suddenly portrayed as the principle of evil "with which is associated sin."
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639