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DESCENDENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person considered as descended from some ancestor
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("descendent" is a kind of...):
relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "descendent"):
child (a member of a clan or tribe)
scion (a descendent or heir)
Derivation:
descend (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Proceeding by descent from an ancestor
Example:
descendent gene
Synonyms:
descendant; descendent
Classified under:
Similar:
related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Going or coming down
Synonyms:
descendant; descendent
Classified under:
Similar:
descending (coming down or downward)
Derivation:
descend (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
