hyperpower
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower.
noun
Example Sentences
- "“We have entered a period of historical transition in which the United States will become first among equals, rather than […] hyperpower and unquestioned hegemon,” said Timothy Garton Ash, a professor of European studies at Oxford."
- "The hegemony of the United States, which Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, liked to call the world’s “hyperpower,” is increasingly questioned, even ignored."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English hyperpower From hyper- + power.