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descendant

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1de·scen·dant 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1descendant
Variant(s):
also de·scen·dent 
          Listen to the pronunciation of descendent \di-ˈsen-dənt\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English dessendaunte, from Anglo-French descendant, from Latin descendent-, descendens, present participle of descendere
Date:
circa 1555
1 : moving or directed downward 2 : proceeding from an ancestor or source


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