[ˈɛmpʌɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
(e.g: the Roman Empire)

- a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group
(e.g: her business empire grew)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor)

[ˈɛmpʌɪə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- 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

- denoting produce from the Commonwealth


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperium, related to imperare ‘to command’ (see emperor)