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21The Feast of the Drowned — Doctorwhobook title=The Feast of the Drowned series=New Series Adventures number=8 featuring=Tenth Doctor Rose, Mickey writer=Stephen Cole publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 0 563 48644 9 set between=New Earth and School Reunion pages=249 date=May… …
22ascendant — ascendancy, ascendant 1. The preferred spellings are ancy, ant, although ascendency and ascendent are still sometimes found in print. 2. Have ascendancy over and be in the ascendant are the normal phrases, and refer to a position of power… …
23ascendant — adj. & n. adj. 1 rising. 2 Astron. rising towards the zenith. 3 Astrol. just above the eastern horizon. 4 predominant. n. Astrol. the point of the sun s apparent path that is ascendant at a given time (Aries in the ascendant). Phrases and idioms …
24ascendant — as|cen|dant1 ascendent [əˈsendənt] n be in the ascendant formal to be or become powerful or popular ▪ a political party that s in the ascendant ascendant 2 ascendant2 adj ascendent formal becoming more powerful or popular ▪ a politically… …
25ascendant — [[t]əse̱ndənt[/t]] PHRASE: v link PHR If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things. [FORMAL] Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant... Why are… …
26ascendant — as|cen|dant1 [ ə sendənt ] adjective FORMAL in the process of gaining power or influence over another person, group, etc.: an ascendant political party ascendant as|cen|dant 2 [ ə sendənt ] noun be in the ascendant FORMAL to have or gain power or …
27ascendant — (also ascendent) adjective 1》 holding a position of increasing status or influence. 2》 Astrology (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon. noun Astrology the ascendant point …
28ascendant — n 1. domination, dominance, predominance, hegemony, controlling influence, dominant position; supremacy, preeminence, superiority; mastership, lordship, chiefdom, seigniory, suzerainty, leadership; command, rule, control, hold, grasp; sway,… …
29ascendant — 1 also ascendent noun be in the ascendant to be or become powerful or popular: During this period the trade union view was in the ascendant. 2 also ascendent adjective 1 becoming more powerful or popular 2 rising …
30ascendant — I UK [əˈsendənt] / US adjective formal in the process of gaining power or influence over another person, group etc an ascendant political party II UK [əˈsendənt] / US noun be in the ascendant …
