ascendent vs relation

relation vs ascendent

ascendent and relation both are nouns.

ascendent is an adjective but relation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascendent	Yes	Yes	No	No
relation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relation is a hypernym of ascendent; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than ascendent:

ascendent: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
relation: a person related by blood or marriage

Other hypernyms of ascendent include relative.

ascendent (noun)	relation (noun)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
position or state of being dominant or in control	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
	sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
	an act of narration
	a person related by blood or marriage

ascendent (adjective)	relation (adjective)
tending or directed upward
most powerful or important or influential

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