ASCENT


Meaning of ASCENT in English

■ noun

1》 a climb to the summit of a mountain.

↘an upward slope.

2》 an instance of rising through the air.

↘a rise in status.

Origin

C16: from ascend , on the pattern of the pair of descend , descent .

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