ascendant
or as·cend·ent
[ uh-sen-duhnt ]
/ əˈsɛn dənt /
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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. the 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.
adjective
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ascendant
ascendent
/ (əˈsɛndənt) /
adjective
noun
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