DESCENDANT

/dɪˈsɛndənt/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor. — synonyms: descendent
  2. adjective going or coming down. — synonyms: descendent
  3. adjective proceeding by descent from an ancestor. — synonyms: descendent

Examples

  • “The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.”
  • “This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.”
  • “Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.”

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