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ascendent definition
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Grep of noun ascendent ascendent Overview of noun ascendent The noun ascendent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascendant, ascendent -- (position or state of being dominant or in control: "that idea was in the ascendant") 2. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root -- (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)) Overview of adj ascendent The adj ascendent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascendant, ascendent, ascensive -- (tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin) 2. 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") Antonyms of adj ascendent 2 senses of ascendent Sense 1 ascendant, ascendent, ascensive INDIRECT (VIA ascending) -> descending Sense 2 ascendant, ascendent, dominating INDIRECT (VIA dominant) -> subordinate, low-level Similarity of adj ascendent 2 senses of ascendent Sense 1 ascendant, ascendent, ascensive => ascending(postnominal) (vs. descending) Sense 2 ascendant, ascendent, dominating => dominant (vs. subordinate) Attributes of adj ascendent Familiarity of adj ascendent ascendent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ascendent ascendent Overview of noun ascendent The noun ascendent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascendant, ascendent -- (position or state of being dominant or in control: "that idea was in the ascendant") 2. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root -- (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)) Overview of adj ascendent The adj ascendent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ascendant, ascendent, ascensive -- (tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin) 2. 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")
ascendent definition
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