how to pronounce ascendancy

/əˈsɛndənsiː/

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ascendancy is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of ascendancy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but based on global ascendancy of …”

meanings of ascendancy

noun:

A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.
Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant.
The process or period of one's ascent.

ascendancy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ascendancy occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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