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1. (n.) ascendant
a position of dominance or controlling influence; possession of power, superiority, or preeminence.
2. ascendant
an ancestor; forebear.
3. ascendant
the sign of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or other event.
4. (adj.) ascendant
ascending.
5. ascendant
superior; predominant.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ascendant, ascendent
position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
2. (adj) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
3. (adj) ascendant, ascendent, ascensive
tending or directed upward
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
4. (adj) ascendant, ascendent, dominating
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ascendant
alt. of Ascendent
2. (noun) ascendant
ascent; height; elevation
3. (noun) ascendant
the horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune
4. (noun) ascendant
superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another
5. (noun) ascendant
an ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant
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