hegemonic
/ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to hegemony.
Example Sentences
- "“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."
- "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."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/
- British English: /hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/
Inflected Forms
more hegemonic (comparative)
most hegemonic (superlative)