Meaning of DESCENDANT
| Pronunciation: | | di'sendunt
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- [n] a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- [adj] going or coming down
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| | Synonyms: | | descendent, descendent, descending(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | | |
| | See Also: | | child, relation, relative, scion | |
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\De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of
descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.]
Descendent.
\De*scend"ant\, n.
One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; --
correlative to ancestor or ascendant.
Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale.
The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke.
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| | Related Terms: | | aftermath, backup man, breed, brood, by-product, child, children, conclusion, consequence, daughter, derivative, descendants, descent, dynasty, effect, family, foster child, fruit, grandchild, grandchildren, granddaughter, grandson, great-grandchildren, heir, heiress, heirs, hostages to fortune, inheritor, inheritors, issue, kids, line, lineage, little ones, new generation, offshoot, offspring, posterity, progeniture, progeny, replacement, rising generation, scion, seed, sequel, son, son and heir, sonny, sons, spin-off, stepchild, stepdaughter, stepson, succession, successor, treasures, younglings, youngsters |
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