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ascent

/əˈsɛnt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
  2. The way or means by which one ascends.
  3. An eminence, hill, or high place.
  4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.
  5. The ascender height in a typeface.
  6. An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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