Meaning of DESCENDENT
| 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: | | descendant, descendant, descending(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | | |
| | See Also: | | child, relation, relative, scion | |
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| | Definition: | | \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of
descendre. Cf. {Descendant}.]
Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of
ethereal race. --Pope.
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