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Thesaurus: descendent

Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.

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  1. a. Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
  2. adj. going or coming down
  3. adj. proceeding by descent from an ancestor
  4. n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor
  5. Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.
  6. Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.
  7. n:100 n a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race s going or coming down s proceeding by descent from an ancestor