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Definition of Ascendant

1. Noun. Position or state of being dominant or in control. "That idea was in the ascendant"

2. Adjective. Tending or directed upward. "Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"

3. Noun. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).

4. Adjective. Most powerful or important or influential. "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

Definition of Ascendant

1. n. Ascent; height; elevation.

2. a. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.

Definition of Ascendant

1. Adjective. Rising, moving upward. ¹

2. Adjective. Surpassing or controlling. ¹

3. Noun. Being in control. ¹

4. Noun. An ancestor (antonym of descendant) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascendant

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Medical Definition of Ascendant

1. 1. Ascent; height; elevation. "Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant." (Temple) 2. 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. Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. 3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. "Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent." (Robertson) 4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; opposed to descendant. Origin: F. Ascendant, L. Ascendens; p. Pr. Of ascendere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascendant

ascaridoles ascarids ascaris ascaris suum ascaron ascaroside ascarosides ascarylose ascaunt ascend

ascendable ascendance ascendances ascendancies ascendancy ascendant (current term) ascendantly ascendants ascended ascendence

ascendences ascendencies ascendency ascendens ascendent ascendents ascender ascenders ascendest ascendeth

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