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noun. the act of descending. a downward slope or inclination. a passage, path, or way leading downwards. derivation from an ancestor or ancestral group; lineage. (in genealogy) a generation in a particular lineage. a decline or degeneration. a movement or passage in degree or state from higher to lower.
Definition of descent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DESCENT definition: 1. a movement down: 2. being related to people who lived in the past in Ireland/France, etc: . Learn more.
1. a. : derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage. of French descent. patrilineal descent. b. : transmission or devolution of an estate (see estate entry 1 sense 4b) by inheritance usually in the descending line. c. : the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock. the descent of modern humans and chimpanzees from a common ancestor.
Definitions of 'descent' 1. A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. [...] 2. A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill. [...] 3. When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation. [emphasis] [...]
What does the noun descent mean? There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun descent, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. descent has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
