descendencia

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēscendentia, from Latin dēscendēns. Compare Italian discendenza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /desθenˈdenθja/ [d̪es.θẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desenˈdensja/ [d̪e.sẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn.sja]
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: des‧cen‧den‧cia

Noun

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descendencia f (plural descendencias)

  1. descendancy
  2. descendant
    Synonym: descendiente
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Further reading

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