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Definition of ascending
1a : rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees
ascending powers of x an ascending scale
b : mounting or sloping upward
an ascending path
2 : rising upward usually from a more or less flat base or point of attachment
the ascending stems of chickweed
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The first known use of ascending was in 1581
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