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ascendant noun

  /əˈsɛnd(ə)nt/ , /əˈsɛndənt/
  • (astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
 uachtar

ascendant adjective

  /əˈsɛnd(ə)nt/ , /əˈsɛndənt/
  • Moving upward; ascending, rising.
 ardaitheach

ascend verb

  /əˈsɛnd/
  • (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
 ardaigh
  • (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
 ardaigh, tóg

ascendancy noun

  /əˈsɛndənsi/
  • The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
 cinseal

ascender noun

  • (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
 éiritheach
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