deˇscendˇent
deˇscendˇent/dəˈsend(ə)nt/
adjective
descending from an ancestor.
"descendent groups"
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Sep 30, 2024 ˇ 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.
a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. synonyms: descendant. see moresee less. antonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, ...
2 senses: 1. coming or going downwards; descending 2. deriving by descent, as from an ancestor.... Click for more definitions.
descendent is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: descendant adj. See etymology ...
Descartes faced the problem of the relationship between mind and world (of which the relationship between speech and world is clearly a descendent). From the ...
adjective ˇ coming or going downwards; descending ˇ deriving by descent, as from an ancestor. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 ...
Descendant(s) or descendent(s) may refer to: Lineal descendant, a consanguinous (i.e. biological) relative directly related to a person.
Sep 30, 2024 ˇ Synonyms for DESCENDANT: weeping, descending, falling, bowing, hanging, dangling, declined, hung; Antonyms of DESCENDANT: upright, rigid, ...
The adjective, "descending from a biological ancestor", may be spelt either with an a or with an e in the final syllable (see descendant).
descendant: (noun) a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. (adjective) going or coming down. (adjective) proceeding by descent from an ...