🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

egemonia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ɡeˈmo.ni.a/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ascendancy/əˈsɛn.dən.si/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Hanno stabilito la loro egemonia culturale."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

    "The political party gained the ascendancy after a hard-fought election campaign."
  2. 2

    Supremacy or pre-eminence over others.

    "Technological innovation ensured the company's ascendancy in the global market."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ascendentem', present participle of 'ascendere' (to climb up), combining 'ad-' (to) and 'scandere' (to climb). It entered English in the 17th century, shifting from a literal act of climbing to denote a position of dominant power, control, or influential superiority.

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