reign
/reɪn/
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American sound/reɪn/
reign
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US voice -> reign
Myanmar meaning
(n) အုပ်ချုပ်ခြင်း။ အုပ်ချုပ်သည်ကာလ။ (v) အုပ်ချုပ်သည်။ ဩဇာအာဏာရှိသည်။
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၁။ ~ (over sb/ sth) မင်းပြုသည်။ စိုးစံသည်။
the reigning monarch ❍ George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952. ❍ (fig ) the reigning champion/ Miss World.
၂။ စိုးမိုးသည်။ ကြီးစိုးသည်။ မင်းမူသည်။ Silence reigned (ie There was complete silence). ❍ Chaos reigns supreme in our house.
n (ဘုရင်၊ ဘုရင်မ) လက်ထက်။ လက်ထက်။ in/ during the reign of King Alfred ❍ (fig ) his reign as director of the National Theatre.
❏ reign of terror n (pl reigns of terror ) (လူအများ နှိပ်စက်သတ်ဖြတ်ခြင်းခံရသော) ကြမ်းကြုတ်မှု သရဖူဆောင်းသော ကာလ။ fleeing from a reign of terror.
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time in power, period in office, period of influence, supremacy, sovereignty, control, sway, administer, administrate, administration, ascendancy, be in power, be in the driver's seat, be supreme, boss, command, dominate, domineer, dominion, dynasty, empire, govern, head up, hegemony, helm, hold power, hold sway, incumbency, influence, lead, manage, monarchy, obtain, occupy, overrule, power, predominate, preponderate, regime, rule, rule the roost, run the show, run things, sit, superabound, tenure, wear the crown
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