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ascendence
[
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-d
uh
n-see
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Origin
as·cend·an·cy
/
əˈsɛn
dən
si
/
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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
Related forms
non·as·cend·ance,
noun
non·as·cend·an·cy,
noun
non·as·cend·ence,
noun
non·as·cend·en·cy,
noun
Synonyms
primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.
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ascendancy
,
ascendency
,
ascendance
or
ascendence
(əˈsɛndənsɪ, əˈsɛndəs)
—
n
the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power
ascendency
,
ascendency
,
ascendance
or
ascendence
—
n
ascendance
,
ascendency
,
ascendance
or
ascendence
—
n
ascendence
,
ascendency
,
ascendance
or
ascendence
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
ascendancy
1712, from
ascendant
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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