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Meaning of
descendant
in English
descendant
us
//dɪˈsendeɪnt//
uk
//dɪˈsendənt//
#common
Plural
descendants
Definitions
Noun
a
person's
offspring
;
direct
progeny
a
thing
derived
from
a
precursor
;
originating
from
The
company
is
a
descendant
of
a
small
startup
.
a
later
evolutionary
form
;
offspring
The
bird
is
a
descendant
of
the
dinosaurs
that
lived
millions
of
years
ago
.
a
language
derived
from
another
Spanish
is
a
descendant
of
Latin
.
a
word
derived
from
an
ancestral
language
The
word
"
father
"
is
a
descendant
of
the
Old
English
word
"
f
æ
der
".
Adjective
from
a
direct
biological
line
;
inherited
traits
The
king's
descendant
inherited
the
throne
.
from
a
non-biological
source
;
inspired
by
The
new
policy
is
a
descendant
of
the
original
proposal
.
