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   De·scent

   /dəˈsent/

   

   noun

   • 1. an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling: "the plane had gone into a steep descent" Similar going downcoming downdropfallsinkingsubsidingdivepitchslumpdownward climbdescendingOpposite ascentclimbascentclimb
   • ▪ a downward slope, especially a path or track: "a steep, badly eroded descent" Similar slopeinclinedipdropgradientdeclivitydeclinationslantdownslopehill
   • ▪ a moral, social, or psychological decline into a specified undesirable state: "the ancient empire's slow descent into barbarism" Similar degenerationdegeneracydeteriorationdeclinesinkingslidefalldropregressionretrogressiondebasementdegradationcomedown
   • 2. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality: "American families of Hungarian descent" Similar ancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentextractionoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps
   • ▪ the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance. Similar inheritancepassing down/onsuccession
   • 3. a sudden violent attack: "a descent on the enemy airstrip" Similar attackassaultraidonslaughtchargethrustpushdriveincursionforaysortiesallystormingassailing

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’ (see descend).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   The meaning of DESCENT is derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage. How to use descent in a sentence.

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   DESCENT definition: 1. the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the…. Learn more.

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   noun. the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: drop, fall. a downward inclination or slope. Synonyms: slant, declivity, grade, decline. a passage or stairway leading down. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. Synonyms: origin, parentage, ancestry.

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   noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: filiation, line of descent, lineage. see more. noun. the descendants of one individual. synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock. see more.

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   Definition of descent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The meaning of DESCEND is to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one. How to use descend in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. During their descent from the summit, a storm swept in. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.