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  1. descent: [noun] derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage. transmission or devolution of an estate (see 1estate 4b) by inheritance usually in the descending line. the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock. the shaping or development in nature and character by transmission from a source : derivation.

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

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

  4. Descent definition: the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position.. See examples of DESCENT used in a sentence.

  5. The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark. The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts. The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent. They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face. We slowed the balloon's rate of descent. (figurative) his descent into alcoholism

  6. Define descent. descent synonyms, descent pronunciation, descent translation, English dictionary definition of descent. downward incline or passage: a steep descent ...

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