"heterarchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: heterarchies [plural]
enPR: hĕʹtəräkĭ [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From heter- (“other, different”) + -archy (“rule”).; equivalent to Katharevousa ἑτεραρχία (heterarkhía) / Dimotiki ετεραρχία (eterarchía). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|heter|archy|gloss1=other, different|gloss2=rule}} heter- (“other, different”) + -archy (“rule”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterarchy (countable and uncountable, plural heterarchies)
  1. (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-heterarchy-en-noun-MG8i7I1f
  2. (countable) An example of this government. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-heterarchy-en-noun-Vb5N0xt~
  3. A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heterarchy-en-noun-qwC2rA4~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with heter-, English terms suffixed with -archy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 6 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with heter-: 27 15 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -archy: 26 15 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 9 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 7 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heterarchic Related terms: heterarch, heterarchical

Inflected forms

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