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rising (n.)

c. 1300, "resurrection, act of one who rises," verbal noun from rise (v.). Of heavenly bodies from mid-14c. Meaning "a getting up from bed" is c. 1400. Sense of "insurrection" is late 14c.

rising (adj.)

1540s, present-participle adjective from rise (v.).

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Definitions of rising from WordNet
1
rising (adj.)
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status;
a rising market
a rising trend
rising (adj.)
sloping upward;
Synonyms: acclivitous / uphill
rising (adj.)
coming to maturity;
the rising generation
Synonyms: emerging
rising (adj.)
newly come into prominence;
a rising young politician
2
rising (n.)
a movement upward;
Synonyms: rise / ascent / ascension
rising (n.)
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another;
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