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adjective

variants also descendent
Definition of descendantnext
as in descending
bending downward or forward the descendant branches of a weeping willow

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descendant

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noun

variants also descendent
as in successor

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“Descendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendant. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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