Definition of descendent Descendent

/dɪsɛˈndʌnt/ - [disendunt] - de•scend•ent

We found 7 definitions of descendent from 4 different sources.

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What does descendent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

descendent - going or coming down
  descendant
  descending coming down or downward
descendent - proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene"
  descendant
  related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

Noun

descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
  descendant
  ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
  child a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • descendent (Adjective)
    descending; going down.
  • descendent (Adjective)
    Descending from.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • descendent (a.)
    Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.

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