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ascendant
(/@/'s/E/nd/@/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • position or state of being dominant or in control(noun.state)
    Example:
    That idea was in the ascendant.
    Synonym:
    ascendent
    source: wordnet30
  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root
    Antonym:
    descendant, descendent
    source: wordnet30
  • Ascent; height; elevation.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • tending or directed upward(adj.all)
    Example:
    Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.
    Synonym:
    ascendent, ascensive
    source: wordnet30
  • most powerful or important or influential(adj.all)
    Example:
    The economically ascendant class.
    Synonym:
    ascendent, dominating
    source: wordnet30
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