Word: ascenders
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
scen
ders
Definition: Plural of ascender; the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
Morphemes:
Affix: ascend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To become higher in pitch.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: scandō
Language: la
Decoded: scando
Meaning: to climb
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: More; used to form the comparative.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.