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- DictionaryDe·scend·ant/dəˈsend(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor: "Shakespeare's last direct descendant"
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.
DESCENDANT definition: 1. a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild: 2. an…. Learn more.
Descendant definition: a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.. See examples of DESCENDANT used in a sentence.
2 days ago · a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. 2. something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form. 3. an adherent who follows closely the teachings, methods, practices, etc., of an earlier master, as in art, music, philosophy, etc.; disciple. 4.
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.
a person’s descendants are their children, their children’s children, and all the people who live after them who are related to them. He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland. Many of them are descendants of the original settlers.
noun. /dɪˈsɛndənt/ a person's descendants are their children, their children's children, and all the people who live after them who are related to them He was an Adams and a direct descendant of the second President of the United States. Many of them are descendants of the original settlers. Take your English to the next level.
Descendant definition, a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. See more.
someone who is related to someone who lived a long time ago: She is a descendant of Queen Victoria.
Descendent definition: descending; going or coming down.. See examples of DESCENDENT used in a sentence.
