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Ascended vs Ascender - What's the difference?

ascended | ascender |

As a verb ascended

is (ascend).

As a noun ascender is

(typography) the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.

ascended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ascend)
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    ascend

    English

    (wikipedia ascend)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
  • To slope in an upward direction.
  • The road ascends the mountain.
  • To go up.
  • You ascend the stairs and take a right.
  • To succeed.
  • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
  • (figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
  • Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

    Antonyms

    * descend

    Anagrams

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    ascender

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (typography) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline of a typeface.
  • (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope
  • Coordinate terms

    * descender

    Anagrams

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