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<h1>Dynasta</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy*nas"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Dynast</er>.]</ety> <def>A tyrant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Dynastic</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy*nas"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of a dynast, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>dunastique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings.</def>

<i>Motley.</i>

<h1>Dynastical</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy*nas"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Dynastic.</def>

<h1>Dynastidan</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy*nas"ti*dan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fem. of <?/. See <er>Dynast</er>. The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including <i>Dynastus Neptunus</i>, and the Hercules beetle (<spn>D. Hercules</spn>) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.</def>

<h1>Dynasty</h1> <Xpage=463>

<hw>Dy"nas*ty</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dynasties</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ lordship, fr. <?/ to hold power or lordship, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>dynastie</ets> dynasty. See <er>Dynast</er>.]</ety>

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<p><b>1.</b> <def>Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.</def>

<h1>Dyne</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dyne</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Formed fr. Gr. <?/ power. See <er>Dynamic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.</def>

<h1>Dys-</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dys-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>An inseparable prefix, fr. the Greek <?/ hard, ill, and signifying <i>ill</i>, <i>bad</i>, <i>hard</i>, <i>difficult</i>, and the like; cf. the prefixes, Skr. <i>dus</i>-, Goth. <i>tuz</i>-, OHG. <i>zur</i>-, G. <i>zer</i>-, AS. <i>to</i>-, Icel. <i>tor</i>-, Ir. <i>do</i>-.</def>

<h1>Dys\'91sthesia</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dys`\'91s*the"si*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ ill, bad + <?/ to perceive, to feel.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.</def>

<h1>Dyscrasia</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dys*cra"si*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>dyscrasia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ bad + <?/ mixture, fr. <?/ to mix: cf. F. <ets>dycrasie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.</def>

<h1>Dyscrasite</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dys"cra*site</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ bad + <?/ compound.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral consisting of antimony and silver.</def>

<h1>Dyscrasy</h1> <Xpage=464>

<hw>Dys"cra*sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Discrasies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>Dycrasia.</def>