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6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb travel up,
verb go back in order of genealogical succession
verb become king or queen
originFrom Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.
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