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Meaning of Ascender | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that ascends.
  2. The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
  3. A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
    uncommon
  4. a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

Equivalents

العربية الصّاعد
Suomi yläpidennys
Français ascender
Português ascender

Examples

“Catherine had a paperback called Graphology: The Mind in the Hand, which gave her all sorts of warnings about people’s tendencies and repressions (“Artist or Madman?” “Pet or Brute?”). “It's those enormous ascenders, darling,” she said: “I see a lot of ego.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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