ascendance

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ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)

  1. Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.
    • 2022 October 21, Rory Carroll, “Ireland grapples with singing of pro-IRA chant”, in The Guardian‎:
      The phenomenon coincides with the ascendance of Sinn Féin. Once an IRA mouthpiece with fringe support, it is now Ireland’s most popular party and appears poised to lead the next government.

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Etymology

From ascendant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ascendance f (plural ascendances)

  1. (astronomy) ascent
  2. (family) ancestry
  3. (meteorology) thermal. Area of rising air used by glider pilots.

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