Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ascendent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
progenitor | Yes | No | No | No |
ascendent (noun) | progenitor (noun) |
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | an ancestor in the direct line |
position or state of being dominant or in control |
ascendent (adjective) | progenitor (adjective) |
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tending or directed upward | |
most powerful or important or influential |