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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. --Browne. 2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin. 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him --South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. --J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ascendent adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: {ascendant}, {ascensive}] 2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendant}, {dominating}] n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control: "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: {ascendant}] 2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendant}, {antecedent}] [ant: {descendant}]
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