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descendant

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de·scen·dant  (d-sndnt)
n.
1. A person, animal, or plant whose descent can be traced to a particular individual or group.
2. Something derived from a prototype or earlier form: Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.
3. In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that sets in the west at the time of a person's birth or other event.
adj.
Variant of descendent.

descendant [dɪˈsɛndənt]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc.
2. something that derives or is descended from an earlier form
adj
a variant spelling of descendent

Descendant [dɪˈsɛndənt]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Ascendant
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.descendantdescendant - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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"
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Adj.1.descendant - going or coming down
descending - coming down or downward
2.descendant - proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene"
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

descendant
Translations
descendant [dɪˈsendənt] Ndescendiente mf
to leave no descendantsno dejar descendencia
descendant [dɪˈsɛndənt] ndescendant(e) m/f
a descendant of → un(e) descendant(e) de
descendant
n
Nachkomme m
(Astron, Astrol) in the descendantim Deszendenten
descendant [dɪˈsɛndənt] ndiscendente m/f
descendant [dɪˈsɛndənt] ndiscendente m/f


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But the seaman of the last generation, brought into sympathy with the caravels of ancient time by his sailing-ship, their lineal descendant, cannot look upon those lumbering forms navigating the naive seas of ancient woodcuts without a feeling of surprise, of affectionate derision, envy, and admiration.
Speaker, I wish to hurl back an allegation and explain that the spots upon me are the natural markings of one who is a direct descendant of the sun and a spotted fawn.
If it were so, the number of sides in a Circle would be a mere question of pedigree and arithmetic, and the four hundred and ninety-seventh descendant of an Equilateral Triangle would necessarily be a Polygon with five hundred sides.
 
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