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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ascendency \As*cend"en*cy\, n.
     Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists
     when one person or group has power over another; domination;
     power.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
           An undisputed ascendency.                --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Custom has an ascendency over the understanding.
                                                    --Watts.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion;
          prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance;
          ascendence.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ascendency \As*cend"en*cy\, n.
     Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.
  
           An undisputed ascendency.                --Macaulay.
  
           Custom has an ascendency over the understanding.
                                                    --Watts.
  
     Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion;
          prevalence; domination.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ascendency
       n : the state that exists when one person or group has power
           over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was
           really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
           [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy,
            control]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ascendency
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en ascendancy)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ascendency
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en ascendancy)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ascendency
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en ascendancy)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ascendency
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en ascendancy)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/
  السّيادة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/ 
  převaha

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/ 
  nadvláda

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/
  Vormachtstellung , beherrschende Stellung , Überlegenheit  [pol.]  [soc.]
           Note: gegenüber jdm.
     Synonyms: ascendancy, ascendance, ascendence

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/
  nadmoćnost, nadomoćnost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  ascendency /ɐsˈɛndənsi/
  1. befolyás
  2. fölény

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/əˈsɛndənsi/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  n. 优势,优越,权势;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     n. 优势,优越,权势

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