1. As one of the leading prosodic features, the accent indicates an ascendence of the phonetic pitch and a lengthening of the temporal length.

2. Ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control condition , status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" ascendant , ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"

3. Ascendancy: 1 n the state that exists when one person or group has power over another Synonyms: ascendance , ascendence , ascendency , control , dominance Types: show 12 types hide 12 types ascendant , ascendent position or state of being dominant or in control domination , mastery , supremacy power to dominate or defeat predominance ,