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hegemónico

hegemonic

adjective eh-heh-MOH-nee-koh Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: Greek hēgemonia (leadership)

Usage Note

Hegemónico describes a power, culture, or discourse that dominates others. It is a scholarly and journalistic adjective; everyday speech would use dominante. The noun is hegemonía. Note the stress on the third syllable from the end — a proparoxytone with a written accent to signal the irregular stress.

Examples

"El país mantuvo un poder hegemónico en la región."

Natural Translation

The country maintained a hegemonic power in the region.

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