Толковый словарь английского языка - ascendant
Ascendant
ascendant
I. noun also ascendent Etymology: Middle English ascendent, from Medieval Latin ascendent-, ascendens, from Latin, present participle of ascendere Date: 14th century the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment, a state or position of dominant power or importance, a lineal or collateral relative in the ascending line, II. adjective also ascendent Date: 1591 1. moving upward ; rising , directed upward , 2. superior , dominant 1a, ~ly adverb
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 rising. 2 Astron. rising towards the zenith. 3 Astrol. just above the eastern horizon. 4 predominant. --n. Astrol. the point of the sun's apparent path that is ascendant at a given time (Aries in the ascendant). Phrases and idioms in the ascendant 1 supreme or dominating. 2 rising; gaining power or authority. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L (as ASCEND, -ANT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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