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   descendant

   /dɪˈsɛnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor: "she's a descendant of Charles Darwin"
   • ▪ a machine, artefact, system, etc., that has developed from an earlier, more rudimentary version: "house music is a descendant of disco"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘descending’): from French, present participle of descendre ‘to descend’ (see descend). The noun dates from the early 17th century.

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   Learn the meaning of descendant as a noun in English, with synonyms, collocations and usage examples. Descendant can refer to a person, an animal or a thing that is related to or influenced by something in the past.

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   Descendant definition: a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.. See examples of DESCENDANT used in a sentence.

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   The word descendant refers to something that has come down. For example, everyone is a descendant, or the end of a line of ancestors, just as modern art is a descendant of past art that contributed to its style and technique.

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   A descendant is a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. The web page provides various definitions, synonyms, translations, and usage examples of the word descendant from different sources.

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   Definitions of descendent. noun. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. synonyms: descendant. see more. adjective. going or coming down. synonyms: descendant.