descendant
IPA: dɪsˈɛndʌnt
noun
- One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- (biology) A later evolutionary type.
- (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
- (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
adjective
- Descending; going down.
- Descending from a biological ancestor.
- Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
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Examples of "descendant" in Sentences
- We are lineal descendants of Moses.
- They are the descendants of the rulers.
- Pliskovers are the descendants of the shtetel of Pliskov.
- Are the descendants of the Pilgrims indigenous to North America
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