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单词 descendent
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Definition of descendent in English:

descendent

adjective dɪˈsɛnd(ə)ntdəˈsendənt
  • Descending from an ancestor.

    there are 60 descendent families
    descendent lineages
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though named for a town in Spain, the Padron pepper is descendent from plants the Spaniards encountered in the New World.
    • She was very excited to hear the idea of teaching Japanese to their Japanese descendent children, since she herself had always thought about teaching Japanese to her daughters when they were school-aged.
    • Events of ancient gene transfer can transmit genetic novelties to descendent lineages and subsequently shape their genetic systems.
    • Four of the descendent pairs were eventually imported into the United States in 1954.
    • They thus not only compare populations with others that existed at the same time; they also compare them with both ancestral and descendent populations.
    • Other people may simply want to verify whether they are actually descendent from a specific group or a certain person for legal reasons or peace of mind.
    • He was the great-grandson of John of Gaunt, the third son of Edward III, himself the great-great-grandson of King John, who was descendent from William I on the distaff side via his grandmother Matilda.

Usage

On the difference between descendent and descendant, see descendant

Rhymes

appendant, ascendant, attendant, codependent, defendant, descendant, intendant, interdependent, pendant, pendent, splendent, superintendent, transcendent
 
 

Definition of descendent in US English:

descendent

adjectivedəˈsendənt
  • Descending from an ancestor.

    descendent groups
    a peculiar genealogy that buds off numerous descendent species
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was the great-grandson of John of Gaunt, the third son of Edward III, himself the great-great-grandson of King John, who was descendent from William I on the distaff side via his grandmother Matilda.
    • Though named for a town in Spain, the Padron pepper is descendent from plants the Spaniards encountered in the New World.
    • They thus not only compare populations with others that existed at the same time; they also compare them with both ancestral and descendent populations.
    • Events of ancient gene transfer can transmit genetic novelties to descendent lineages and subsequently shape their genetic systems.
    • Four of the descendent pairs were eventually imported into the United States in 1954.
    • She was very excited to hear the idea of teaching Japanese to their Japanese descendent children, since she herself had always thought about teaching Japanese to her daughters when they were school-aged.
    • Other people may simply want to verify whether they are actually descendent from a specific group or a certain person for legal reasons or peace of mind.

Usage

On the difference between descendent and descendant, see descendant
 
 
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