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Word: Empire
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor)
ˈɛmpʌɪə
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
Short Definition:group of states ruled by state or ruler
Examples:- the Roman Empire
a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group
Short Definition:commercial organization
Examples:- her business empire grew
Word: Empire
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈɛmpʌɪə
denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
Short Definition:denoting neoclassical style
denoting produce from the Commonwealth.
Short Definition:denoting produce from Commonwealth
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