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  1. 1. descendants - all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity". posterity. biological group - a group of plants or animals.

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  2. ancestor. an animal that lives after and is related to another animal that lived in the past: Lemurs are descendants of the earliest primates. something that is similar to and influenced by something that existed before it: Freeride skiing is a hybrid, trick-oriented descendant of skateboarding and snowboarding.

  3. : 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.

  4. One whose descent can be traced to a particular individual or group: a descendant of Queen Victoria; descendants of a prize-winning horse. 2. Something derived from a prototype or earlier form: Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.

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  6. 3 days ago · 1. 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.

  7. something that has developed from something similar in the past. Definition of descendant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. noun. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. synonyms: descendant. see more. adjective. going or coming down. synonyms: descendant. descending. coming down or downward. adjective. proceeding by descent from an ancestor. “ descendent gene” synonyms: descendant. related. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage.

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