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l’ascendant

/a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ noun · masculine C2
  1. ascendant
  2. supremacy, ascendancy · L'équipe adverse a repris l'ascendant du match. The opposing team regained the supremacy of the match.
  3. ancestor, forefather, progenitor

Plural ascendants

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Morrel, subjugué par ce prodigieux ascendant qu'exerçait Monte-Cristo sur tout ce qui l'entourait, n'essaya pas même de s'y soustraire.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 945 · C1

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