ascendant

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)

Positive
ascendant

Comparative
more ascendant

Superlative
most ascendant
  1. Rising, moving upward.
  2. Surpassing or controlling.

[edit] Translations

Rising, moving upward
Surpassing or controlling
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[edit] Noun

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Singular
ascendant

Plural
ascendants

ascendant (plural ascendants)

  1. Being in control.
  2. An ancestor (antonym of descendant)

[edit] Translations

Being in control
An ancestor

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

ascendant

  1. ascendant

[edit] Noun

ascendant m. (plural ascendants)

  1. (astronomy) ascendant
  2. influence, ascendancy
    L'équipe adverse a repris l'ascendant du match. - The team is again dominated by the adversary.
  3. (genealogy) ancestry
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