descendant
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Middle English dessendaunte, from Middle French, from Latin dēscendēns, present participle of descendere, itself from dē + scandere (“‘climb, ascend’”).
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descendant (comparative more descendant, superlative most descendant)
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- descending from a biological ancestor
- proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source
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descendant (plural descendants)
- (literally) One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time
- The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.
- (figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source
- This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants
- (biology) A later evolutionary type
- Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.
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one who is the progeny of someone
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which derives directly from a given precursor or source
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a later evolutionary type
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin dēscendēns, the present participle of descendere, itself from dē + scandere (“‘climb, ascend’”).
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descendant
- Present participle of descendre.
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| Singular | Plural | |
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| Male | descendant IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ |
descendants IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ |
| Female | descendante IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃t/ |
descendantes IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃t/ |
descendant
- A descendant; one who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc.
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descendant m. (f. descendante, m. plural descendants, f. plural descendantes)
- (which is) descending.
