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as⋅cend⋅an⋅cy

  [uh-sen-duhn-see]
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–noun
the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
Also, as⋅cend⋅en⋅cy, as⋅cend⋅ance, as⋅cend⋅ence.

Origin:
1705–15; ascend(ant) + -ancy

Synonyms:
primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.
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as·cen·dan·cy also as·cen·den·cy   (ə-sěn'dən-sē)   
n.  Superiority or decisive advantage; domination: "Germany only awaits trade revival to gain an immense mercantile ascendancy" (Winston S. Churchill).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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