3syllables
ascendant
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Definitions ofascendant
1noun
- Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
Example: "One man has the ascendant over another."
- An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- (usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
Example: "Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne."
- Ascent; height; elevation.
- The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
1adjective
- Rising, moving upward.
- Surpassing or controlling.
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