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ascent(dictionary)

ascent (iou)



ascent noun. L16.
[from ASCEND verb after descend, descent.]
The action or an act of ascending; upward movement, rise (lit. & fig.). L16.
Song of Ascents: see SONG noun1.
Gibbon His ascent to one of the most eminent dignities of the republic. J. Simmons Stretches of relatively level line to assist the locomotive on the ascent. Encyclopedia Britannica Many manned ascents were made with both hot-air and hydrogen balloons.
b. spec. The action or an act of climbing or travelling up a mountain, slope, stair, etc. E17.
B. England Compared to previous climbs, it was a simple ascent, and in less than two hours they were on the peak.
An eminence, a hill. L16-M18.
A means of ascending; a way leading upwards; a way up; an upward slope. E17.
Horace Walpole The ascent of steps from the hall. M. Innes Hudspith puffed as the ascent grew steeper.
A going back in time or genealogical order. E17.
Earlier
ascence noun LME-L16.