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ascender definition

as·cender (-dər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that ascends
  2. Typography
    1. the extension or upward stroke of any of the tall lowercase letters such as b, d, or k
    2. any such letter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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