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- [dih-sen-duh nt]
- /dɪˈsɛn dənt/
- /dɪˈsen.dənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sen-duh nt]
- /dɪˈsɛn dənt/
Definitions of descendant word
- countable noun descendant Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them. 3
- countable noun descendant Something modern which developed from an older thing can be called a descendant of it. 3
- noun descendant a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc 3
- noun descendant something that derives or is descended from an earlier form 3
- noun descendant the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Ascendant 3
- abbreviation DESCENDANT descending 3
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Origin of descendant
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English descendaunt (adj.) < Old French descendant, present participle of descendre. See descend, -ant
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Parts of speech for Descendant
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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descendant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
descendant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for descendant
noun descendant
- heir — a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- offspring — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- scion — a descendant.
- product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- brood — A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
Antonyms for descendant
noun descendant
- parent — a father or a mother.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- predecessor — parent
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
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