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ascendant
[uh-sen-duhnt]
noun
a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence.
With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
an ancestor; forebear.
Astrology.Ìýthe point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house.
ascendant
/ əˈ²õÉ›²Ô»åÉ™²Ô³Ù /
adjective
proceeding upwards; rising
dominant, superior, or influential
botany another term for ascending
noun
rareÌýan ancestor
a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control
astrology (sometimes capital)
a point on the ecliptic that rises on the eastern horizon at a particular moment and changes as the earth rotates on its axis
the sign of the zodiac containing this point
increasing in influence, prosperity, etc
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- nonascendant adjective
- nonascendantly adverb
- nonascendent adjective
- nonascendently adverb
- unascendant adjective
- unascendent adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ascendant1
Example Sentences
Brian Wilson’s death on Wednesday at the age of 82 heralds an end to one idea of Southern California — as the temperate paradise of ascendant Americana.
Such seemingly minor adjustments matter, it seems to me, because the ascendant worldview in the US at present is a profoundly, intensely de-animating one.
The inescapable conclusion is that Kennedy’s HHS is in the grip of a pseudoscience revolution in which misinformation and disinformation are ascendant.
The bond market scepticism echoes the sentiment of the ascendant Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
But many of the ascendant streaming services and smart TVs allow advertisers to be far more precise — down to picking specific individuals to serve ads to.
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