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descendent

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de·scen·dent also de·scen·dant  (d-sndnt)
adj.
1. Moving downward; descending.
2. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.
descendent
Adjective
descending
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Noun1.descendentdescendent - 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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