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de·scen·dent also de·scen·dant (d

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adj.

1. Moving downward; descending.

2. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.

descendent [dɪˈsɛndənt]

adj

1. coming or going downwards; descending

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) deriving by descent, as from an ancestor

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Noun	1.	descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race descendant child - a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel" relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" scion - a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"
Adj.	1.	descendent - going or coming down descendant descending - coming down or downward
	2.	descendent - proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" descendant related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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