tyranny

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Mediaeval Latin tyrannia, tyrania < Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannia), “‘tyranny’”) < τύραννος (turannos), “‘lord, master, sovereign, tyrrant’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪɹəni/, SAMPA: /"tIr@ni/

[edit] Noun

tyranny (plural tyrannies)

1. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power.
2. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
3. Absolute power, or its use.
4. Extreme severity or rigour.

[edit] Derived terms

• tyrannical
• tyranny of the majority

[edit] Related terms

• tyrant

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[edit] External links

• tyranny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tyranny in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• tyranny at OneLook® Dictionary Search