Meaning

noun someone who ascends

noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters

noun (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters

originEtymology tree English ascend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ascender From ascend + -er.

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