ascension
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”).
Noun[edit]
ascension (countable and uncountable, plural ascensions)
- The act of ascending; an ascent.
- The ascension of the hot-air balloon gave us a better view.
- That which rises, as from distillation.
- Sir Thomas Browne
- vaporous ascensions from the stomach
- Sir Thomas Browne
Translations[edit]
the act of ascending
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ascension f (plural ascensions)
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem.
Noun[edit]
ascension f (oblique plural ascensions, nominative singular ascension, nominative plural ascensions)
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