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The act or process of rising or going upward.
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An advancement, especially in social status.
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An upward slope or incline.
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A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.
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The act of ascending; climb or upward movement
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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An upward slope; incline or gradient
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Movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)
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