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descendent

DEFINITIONS OF: descendent

1

n a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Synonyms:
descendant
Antonyms:
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Types:
child
a member of a clan or tribe
scion
a descendent or heir
Type of:
relation, relative
a person related by blood or marriage

adj going or coming down

Synonyms:
descendant
descending
coming down or downward

adj proceeding by descent from an ancestor

“descendent gene”
Synonyms:
descendant
related
connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
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