ascender meaning

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ascender (noun): someone who ascends.

ascender has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

ascender as a noun

  1. someone who ascends

    Type of: mover

    Kinds: mounter

    Related forms: ascend

  2. a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters

    Type of: letter

    Related forms: ascend

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

    Type of: line

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in ER · 8-letter words

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