Look up: dynasty

1. dynasty
   [n] - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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2. dynasty
   A succession of rulers forming a coherent sequence, even if the rulers were not always related. Ancient was traditionally divided into 30 dynasties according to the system of Egyptian historian...
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3. Dynasty
   Dy'nas·ty (dī'n a s*tȳ or dĭn' a s*tȳ; 277) noun ; plural Dynasties (-tĭz). [ Greek dynastei`a lordship, from dynastey`ein to hold power or lordship, from ...
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4. dynasty
   noun a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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5. Dynasty
   • (n.) A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers. • (n.) Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.
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6. dynasty
   (from the article `Europe, history of`) ...to this took place between the 9th and the 12th centuries; slowly, the emphasis upon patrilineal descent and primogeniture became ever stronger, ...
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7. Dynasty
   Dynasty was an American soap opera television series following the lives of a wealthy Denver family - the 'Carringtons' in the oil business. Dynasty was created by Esther Shapiro and Richard Shapiro and first ran from 1981 to 1989.
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8. Dynasty
   a family. It usually refers to one group of kings who were all from the same family. Several dynasties ruled during each kingdom and intermediate period.
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9. Dynasty
   A family or clan, whose eldest line was particularly wealthy and influential. Four Brockett dynasties can be mentioned
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10. Dynasty
    (TV series) `Dynasty` is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, title=...
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11. Dynasty
    A `dynasty` is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states` history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire. Much of European political history is dominated by dynasties such...
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12. Dynasty
    (sports) A sports `dynasty` is a team that dominates their sport or league for multiple seasons or years. Such dominance is often only realized in retrospect. Some leagues maintain official lists of dynasties, often as part of a hall of fame (e.g., National Hockey League), but in many cases, ...
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13. Dynasty
    (Kiss album) `Dynasty` is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was produced by Vini Poncia and released on Casablanca Records on May 23, 1979. The album, and the following tour, were billed as the "Return of Kiss"; as a band, Kiss (Paul Stanley, Ge...
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14. Dynasty
    (band) `Dynasty` was an American R&B band, based in Los Angeles, California, created by producer and SOLAR Records label head Dick Griffey and Leon Sylvers III. The band was known for their dance/pop numbers during the late 1970s and 1980s. Bassist Kevin Spencer and vocalists Nidra Beard ...
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15. Dynasty
    (video game) `Dynasty` is a text-based resource-management game for the Apple II family of computers, written in BASIC in December 1978 by Weyman Fong and distributed by San Francisco-based Apple Core. The game is an expanded version of the earlier Hamurabi. The player assumes t...
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16. Dynasty
    (association) `Dynasty` is an association founded in 1999 by the Finnish bands The Rasmus, Killer and title=The Rasmus UK website-->-->. Members are anticipated to display the Dynasty logo, for example as part of tattoos or on guitar straps. Co-operation within the association transcends the ...
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17. Dynasty
    (Kaskade album) `Dynasty` is the sixth solo album by house DJ Kaskade. It was released on iTunes on April 27, 2010, and physically on May 11, 2010. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, number 4 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and number 104 ...
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