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Really, not to be an academic snob, we all use imprecise language at times, but the use of the term 'dynasty' is overused in sports. I admit that there is also a significant subjective aspect within the English language.
From Oxford:
Dynasty (noun)
Cited
'1. a line of hereditary rulers.'
'2. a succession of leaders in any field.' (424).
The key intellectually for a true 'dynasty' in sports would seemingly be a succession of winning, in particular, a succession of championships.
Hypothetically
If a sports team wins several championships over a long period, but not primarily successively; may I suggest, if we wish to stay with 'D', that the term 'domination' (noun) may be more accurate. A team that wins, hypothetically, 7 championships in 21 years, but few or none successively, is more accurately named a team of 'domination' (noun) a 'dominator' (noun), 'dominant' (adjective).
Domination (noun)
Cited
Command and control. The act of dominating. (402).
THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY (1995) Della Thompson (ed.), Oxford, Clarendon Press.
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