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in the ascendant Definition


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ascendant
ascendent
adj
    1. Having more influence or power.
      Thesaurus: dominant, authoritative, controlling, prevailing, influential, preeminent, ruling, superior, commanding, powerful.
    2. astrol.
      Rising over the eastern horizon.
noun
    1. Supremacy; increasing influence or power.
    2. astrol.
      The sign of the zodiac rising over the eastern horizon at the time of an event, especially birth.
Idiom: in the ascendant
    Showing an increase in power, domination, authority, wealth, etc.


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