descendant

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Middle English dessendaunte, from Middle French, from Latin dēscendēns, present participle of descendere, itself from + scandere (climb, ascend).

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descendant (comparative more descendant, superlative most descendant)

  1. descending from a biological ancestor
  2. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

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descendant (plural descendants)

  1. (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.
  2. (figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source
    This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.
  3. (biology) A later evolutionary type
    Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.

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[edit] French

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From Latin dēscendēns, the present participle of descendere, itself from + scandere (climb, ascend).

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descendant

  1. Present participle of descendre.

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descendant m. (plural descendants; feminine descendante, plural descendantes)

  1. 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)

  1. (which is) descending.

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dēscendant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of dēscendō
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