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(1):

The way or means by which one ascends.

(2):

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

(3):

An eminence, hill, or high place.

(4):

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ascent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/ascent.html. 1828.
 
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