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ascendent

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noun (n)

position or state of being dominant or in control(noun.state)

Synonym:
ascendant

source: wordnet30
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)(noun.person)

Synonym:
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, root
Antonym:
descendant, descendent

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

tending or directed upward(adj.all)

Synonym:
ascendant, ascensive

source: wordnet30
most powerful or important or influential(adj.all)

Synonym:
ascendant, dominating

source: wordnet30

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