What is "descendant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does descendant mean in English? Meaning of descendant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "descendant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "descendant": a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Noun

  • Meaning: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
  • Synonyms: descendant descendent
  • Hyponyms: child scion
  • Hypernyms: relation relative
  • Antonyms: ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent root
  • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪˈsɛndənt/

    Meaning of "descendant": going or coming down

    Adjective

  • Meaning: going or coming down
  • Synonyms: descendant descendent
  • Similar: descending
  • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪˈsɛndənt/

    Meaning of "descendant": proceeding by descent from an ancestor

    Adjective

  • Meaning: proceeding by descent from an ancestor
  • Example: descendent gene
  • Synonyms: descendant descendent
  • Similar: related
  • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪˈsɛndənt/

  • Adjective: descending from a biological ancestor.proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
  • Synonyms:

    heir, offspring, scion, product, brood, get, progeny, offshoot, spin-off, seed, kin, child, posterity, issue, children, chip off old block, progeniture,

    Antonyms:

    parent, source, ascendant, predecessor, cause, origin,

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    descendant in English: descendant
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