Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ASCENDANT
ascendant, ascendent, dominating
(adjective) most powerful or important or influential; “the economically ascendant class”; “D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”
ascendant, ascendent, ascensive
(adjective) tending or directed upward; “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”- John Ruskin
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
(noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant, ascendent
(noun) position or state of being dominant or in control; “that idea was in the ascendant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)
Rising, moving upward.
Surpassing or controlling.
Noun
ascendant (plural ascendants)
Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
Ascent; height; elevation.
(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Anagrams
• adnascent
Source: Wiktionary
As*cend"ant, n. Etym: [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]
1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple.
2. (Astrol.)
Definition: The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke.
3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson.
4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.
As*cend"ant, As*cend"ent, a.
1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne.
2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin.
3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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