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   De·scend·ant

   /dəˈsend(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor: "Shakespeare's last direct descendant"
   • ▪ a machine, artifact, system, etc., that has developed from an earlier, more rudimentary version: "house music is a descendant of disco"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘descending’): from French, present participle of descendre ‘to descend’ (see descend). The noun dates from the early 17th century.

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   What does descendant mean?

   • The meaning of DESCENDANT is moving or directed downward. How to use descendant in a sentence.

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   What is an example of a descendant?

   • For example, everyone is a descendant, or the end of a line of ancestors, just as modern art is a descendant of past art that contributed to its style and technique. The word descendant comes from the word "descend" which means to move in a downward direction. Note that the word can also be spelled with an "-ent" ending.

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   What does descendant mean in art?

   • The word descendant refers to something that has come down. For example, everyone is a descendant, or the end of a line of ancestors, just as modern art is a descendant of past art that contributed to its style and technique. The word descendant comes from the word "descend" which means to move in a downward direction.

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   What is a descendent in genealogy?

   • A descendent refers to a person, plant, or animal that is derived from a particular individual or species from an earlier time. In terms of genealogy, a descendent is a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. It represents a shift down in terms of generation from an original predecessor.

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   1. : one originating or coming from an ancestral stock or source : one descended from another. descendants of King David. a descendant of an ancient grass. 2. : one deriving directly from a precursor or prototype. Italian and other descendants of Latin. Synonyms. Adjective. bowed. bowing.

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   a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild: He has no descendants. They claim to be descendants of a French duke. We owe it to our descendants (= people younger than us who will live after we have died) to leave them a clean world to live in. Compare. ancestor.

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   1. / dɪˈsɛndənt / noun. a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc. something that derives or is descended from an earlier form. adjective. a variant spelling of descendent. Descendant. 2. / dɪˈsɛndənt / noun. astrology the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Ascendant. Discover More.

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   a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild: He has no descendants. They claim to be descendants of a French duke. We owe it to our descendants (= people younger than us who will live after we have died) to leave them a clean world to live in. Compare. ancestor.

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   Descendent definition: descending; going or coming down.. See examples of DESCENDENT used in a sentence.

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   The word descendant refers to something that has come down. For example, everyone is a descendant, or the end of a line of ancestors, just as modern art is a descendant of past art that contributed to its style and technique.

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   Descendant definition, a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. See more.