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   ascent

   /əˈsɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: "the first ascent of the Matterhorn" Similar climbscalingconquestscrambleclambertrekOpposite descent
   • ▪ an upward slope or path that one may walk or climb: "the ascent grew steeper" Similar (upward) slopeinclineramprisebanktiltslantupward gradientinclinationacclivityOpposite descentdrop
   • 2. an instance of rising or moving up through the air: "the first balloon ascent was in 1783" Similar riseupward movementtake-offlift-offlaunchblast-offclimblevitationsoaringjumpleapAscensionOpposite descentdrop
   • ▪ a rise to a higher social or professional rank: "his ascent to power"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from ascend, on the pattern of the pair of descend, descent.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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