ascendance

English

Alternative forms

• ascendence

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɛndəns/

Noun

ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)

1. Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.
   • 2022 October 21, Rory Carroll, “Ireland grapples with singing of pro-IRA chant”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

• reascendance

 

Related terms

• ascend
• ascendant
• ascendancy/ascendency
• ascender
• ascending
• ascent

Anagrams

• adnascence

French

Etymology

From ascendant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ascendance f (plural ascendances)

1. (astronomy) ascent
2. (family) ancestry
3. (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.