ascendance
English
Alternative forms
- ascendence
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈsɛndəns/
Noun
ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)
- 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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Related terms
- ascend
- ascendant
- ascendancy/ascendency
- ascender
- ascending
- ascent
Anagrams
- adnascence
French
Etymology
ascendant + -ance
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
ascendance f (plural ascendances)
- (astronomy) ascent
- (family) ancestry
- (meteorology) thermal. Area of rising air used by glider pilots.
Antonyms
- descendance
Related terms
- ascendant
Further reading
- “ascendance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.