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ascendant
noun(as-cend-ant)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant
noun(as-cend-ant)
position or state of being dominant or in control
Synonyms: ascendent,
Examples:
That idea was in the ascendant.
ascendant
adjective(as-cend-ant)
most powerful or important or influential
Synonyms: ascendent, dominating,
Examples:
The economically ascendant class.
ascendant
adjective(as-cend-ant)
tending or directed upward
Synonyms: ascendent, ascensive,
Examples:
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.

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