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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hegemonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ (UK)
  • /hed͡ʒ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/ (US)
  • /hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ (UK)
  • /ˌhɛɡ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/ (US)
  • /heɡ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English hegemony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hegemonic From hegemony + -ic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to hegemony.
    • A more than 13,000-word policy document released by Beijing in September outlines China’s vision for global governance and identifies what it sees as the source of current global challenges: “Some countries’ hegemonic, abusive, and aggressive actions against others … are causing great harm” and putting global security and development at risk, it reads. 2023 November 9, Simone McCarthy, “China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening”, in CNN:
    • “It may be that people’s attitudes, especially about masculinity, were shaped by Trump becoming president,” Feinberg said via email. “Many people held their nose and voted for him in 2016, choosing to vote for their preferred party in spite of Trump’s behavior and his representation of hegemonic masculinity. 2021 January 9, Sandee LaMotte, “Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says”, in CNN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most hegemonic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more hegemonic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

posthegemonic · hegemonic masculinity · nonhegemonic · hegemonically · unhegemonic · counterhegemonic · antihegemonic

Translations (16)

grc ἡγεμονικός (of or pertaining to hegemony) · pt hegemónico (of or pertaining to hegemony) · de hegemonial (of or pertaining to hegemony) · sv hegemonisk (of or pertaining to hegemony) · cmn 霸權 /霸权 (of or pertaining to hegemony) · cmn 領導權的 /领导权的 (of or pertaining to hegemony) · ru гегемони́стский (of or pertaining to hegemony) · es hegemónico (of or pertaining to hegemony) · ca hegemònic (of or pertaining to hegemony) · de hegemonisch (of or pertaining to hegemony) · cmn 霸权的 (of or pertaining to hegemony) · fi hegemoninen (of or pertaining to hegemony) · gl hexemónico (of or pertaining to hegemony) · el ηγεμονικός (of or pertaining to hegemony) · ru гегемо́нский (of or pertaining to hegemony) · pt hegemônico (of or pertaining to hegemony)