descendent

[ dih-sen-duhnt ]

/ dɪˈsɛn dənt /

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adjective

descending; going or coming down.

deriving or descending from an ancestor.

Origin of descendent

1565–75; <Latin dēscendent- (stem of dēscendēns), present participle of dēscendere.See descend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM descendent

un·de·scend·ent, adjective

Words nearby descendent

descemetitis, descemetocele, Descemet's membrane, descend, descendant, descendent, descender, descendeur, descendible, descending artery of knee, descending colon

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Example sentences from the Web for descendent

Now, its descendent organizations are dedicated to advancing the 20th-century throwback notion of the primacy of the nation-state.
Can Ukraine Control Its Far Right Ultranationalists?|Oleg Shynkarenko|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My mother was a descendent of Greek royalty, an intellectual grande dame who wore elegant shaded glasses.
The Bag Lady Papers|Alexandra Penney|December 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The queen of one of the islands in the Victoria Nyanza is a descendent of them.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
I don't mind Slith so much, he's only a little anachronistic reptile, a descendent of happier days in dinosaurial dawndom.
Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940|Various

"She contends that she is a descendent of the old Mexican kings," offered Kendric coolly.
Daughter of the Sun|Jackson Gregory
This Debon was one of the companions of Brute, the descendent of Aene'as.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for descendent

descendent

/ (dɪˈsɛndənt) /

adjective

coming or going downwards; descending

deriving by descent, as from an ancestor

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单词	descendent
释义	descendent [ dih-sen-duhnt ] / dɪˈsɛn dənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR descendent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective descending; going or coming down. deriving or descending from an ancestor. Origin of descendent 1565–75; <Latin dēscendent- (stem of dēscendēns), present participle of dēscendere.See descend, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM descendent un·de·scend·ent, adjective Words nearby descendent descemetitis, descemetocele, Descemet's membrane, descend, descendant, descendent, descender, descendeur, descendible, descending artery of knee, descending colon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for descendent Now, its descendent organizations are dedicated to advancing the 20th-century throwback notion of the primacy of the nation-state. Can Ukraine Control Its Far Right Ultranationalists?\|Oleg Shynkarenko\|March 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST My mother was a descendent of Greek royalty, an intellectual grande dame who wore elegant shaded glasses. The Bag Lady Papers\|Alexandra Penney\|December 17, 2008\|DAILY BEAST The queen of one of the islands in the Victoria Nyanza is a descendent of them. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa\|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson I don't mind Slith so much, he's only a little anachronistic reptile, a descendent of happier days in dinosaurial dawndom. Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940\|Various "She contends that she is a descendent of the old Mexican kings," offered Kendric coolly. Daughter of the Sun\|Jackson Gregory This Debon was one of the companions of Brute, the descendent of Aene'as. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. British Dictionary definitions for descendent descendent / (dɪˈsɛndənt) / adjective coming or going downwards; descending deriving by descent, as from an ancestor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to descendent down, sinking, downward, drooping, nodding, declining, sagging
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descendent

adjective

Origin of descendent

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British Dictionary definitions for descendent

adjective

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