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ascendancy
2 January 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) The state that exists when one person or group has power over another.
Synonyms: dominance, control.
Usage: Thanks to widespread governmental corruption and instability, the extremists are gaining ascendancy in the region.
byproduct
1 January 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A product made during the manufacture of something else.
Synonyms: spin-off.
Usage: Whey is a byproduct of the cheese production process.
philology
31 December 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) The humanistic study of language and literature.
Synonyms: linguistics.
Usage: Another master had come, with a degree of doctor of philology from the University of Heidelberg...to teach French to the upper forms and German to anyone who cared to take it up.