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Rareascendant
The correct spelling is ascendant.
How to pronounce ascendant
noun
IPA: /əˈsɛndənt/
Say it like: Ass-end-ant
The correct spelling is ascendant. Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency. For example: "One man has the ascendant over another."
Usage Examples
“One man has the ascendant over another.”
“Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
- 2.An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- 3.(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
- 4.Ascent; height; elevation.
- 5.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.
adjective
- 1.Rising, moving upward.
- 2.Surpassing or controlling.
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