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Uncommondescendant
The correct spelling is descendant.
How to pronounce descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/
nounIPA: /dɪˈsɛndənt/
Say it like: Des-sen-dan-t
The correct spelling is descendant. One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. For example: "The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
Usage 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.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- 2.A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- 3.A later evolutionary type.
- 4.A language that is descended from another.
- 5.A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
adjective
- 1.Descending from a biological ancestor.
- 2.Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
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