descendent
pronunciation
How to pronounce descendent in British English:
UK [dɪ'sendənt]
How to pronounce descendent in American English:
US [dɪ'sendənt]
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- Noun:
- a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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- Adjective:
- going or coming down
Word Origin
- descendent
- see descendant.
Example
- 1. Abraham is a descendent of shem and son of terah .
- 2. Julio is a descendent of a famous nineteenth century author .
- 3. The scientists will opt for the recursive descendent method .
- 4. Robert langdon : well , here ` s the q stion : a living descendent of jesus christ , would she destroy faith ?
- 5. Mary was also a descendent of the last great sauk and fox chief , black hawk , who was a famous warrior and athlete .