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reign
 
Noun reign has 3 senses
  1. reign - a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
    --1 is a kind of     time period, period of time, period
    --1 has particulars: reign of terror
    Derived form: verb reign2
  2. reign - the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"
    --2 is a kind of     historic period, age
    Derived form: verb reign1
  3. reign, sovereignty - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
    --3 is a kind of dominion, rule
    --3 has particulars: scepter, sceptre
    Derived form: verb reign1
Verb reign has 2 senses
  1. reign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
    --1 is one way to     govern, rule
    Derived forms: noun reign3, noun reign2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
    Derived form: noun reign1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
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