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reign
noun
verb
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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ɹeɪn
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noun
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
noun
the period during which a monarch is sovereign
“during the reign of Henry VIII”
noun
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
“he was helpless under the reign of his egotism”
verb
have sovereign power
“Henry VIII reigned for a long time”
verb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
“Money reigns supreme here”
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during the reign of Henry VIII
he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
Henry VIII reigned for a long time
Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
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