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accension

n. C / U
C2 Proficiency ac·cen·sion Archaic

n. the act of rising or moving upward. It is an old word that people rarely use today.

n. the act of rising or ascending; the state of being elevated.


SIMPLE

The accension of the sun brought light to the valley.

CONTEXTUAL

The poet described the accension of the soul as a journey toward a higher state of being.

COMPLEX

In the context of the play, the protagonist's accension to the throne is depicted as a moment of profound personal and political transformation.

Origin

From Latin accensiōnem, from accendere.

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