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ascendant definition
as·cend·ant or ascendent as·cend′·ent (-dənt)
adjective
- rising; ascending
- in control; dominant; superior
- Astrol. designating or of the ascendant (); rising
- Bot. ascending (sense )
Etymology: OFr < L ascendens, prp. of ascendere, ascend
noun
- a dominating position; ascendancy
- an ancestor
- Astrol. the sign of the zodiac just above the eastern horizon at any given moment, specif. at the time of one's birth
ascendant Idioms
in the ascendant
at or heading toward the height of power, influence, fame, etc.
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