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ascendence

ascendence is the alternative form of ascendance.

Meaning of ascendance

Noun

ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)

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

Forms of ascendence

pluralascendences

Questions about ascendence

What is ascendence the alternative form of?
Ascendence is the alternative form of ascendance.

Words near ascendence in the dictionary

  1. ascendancy
  2. ascendant
  3. ascendantly
  4. ascendants
  5. ascended
  6. ascendence
  7. ascendences
  8. ascendencies
  9. ascendency
  10. ascendent
  11. ascendents

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