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ascendancy
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ascendancy
(noun)
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ascendancy
noun
also
ascendency
/ə
ˈ
sɛndənsi/
ascendancy
noun
also
ascendency
/ə
ˈ
sɛndənsi/
Learner's definition of ASCENDANCY
[
noncount
]
formal
:
a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people
the
ascendancy
of the government
She gained (the)
ascendancy
in the debate.
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