Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ascendent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
relative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ascendent (noun) | relative (noun) |
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) |
position or state of being dominant or in control | a person related by blood or marriage |
ascendent (adjective) | relative (adjective) |
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tending or directed upward | estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete |
most powerful or important or influential | properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' |