Meaning Of The Word Descendant

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Descendant Meaning

Descendant Definition
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What's The Definition Of Descendant?

descendant
Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
countable noun: Something modern which developed from an older thing can be called a descendant of it.

descendant in American English
descending
adjective: descending; descendent
noun: a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring

descendant in British English
adjective
noun: a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc
noun: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Ascendant

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