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- pronunciation:
sen
dnt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- in the ascendant
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
moving upward; rising; ascending.
The mayor seems convinced that the fortunes of the city are ascendant.- antonyms:
- descendent
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| definition 2: |
dominant or superior.
The ascendant culture of the conquerors nearly displaced the native culture. |
| related words: |
predominant, triumphant |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a position of dominance or superiority.
- similar words:
- ascendancy
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| definition 2: |
in astrology, the point in the earth's orbit intersecting with the apparent path of the sun, or the sign of the zodiac rising in the east, at the time of an event such as one's birth.
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| phrase: |
in the ascendant |
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