descendible

de·scend·i·ble

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-sen-duh-buh l]
- /dɪˈsɛn də bəl/
- /dɪ.ˈsen.dəbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-sen-duh-buh l]
- /dɪˈsɛn də bəl/

Definitions of descendible word

adjective descendible capable of being inherited 3
adjective descendible capable of being transmitted by inheritance. 1
adjective descendible permitting descent: a descendible hill. 1
noun descendible (of property) able to be inherited by a descendant. 1
adjective descendible (law) Of property, able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs. 0

See all 5 definitions of descendible

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Origin of descendible

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English descendable < Old French, equivalent to descend(re) to descend + -able -able; spelling later Latinized

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Parts of speech for Descendible

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Descendible

descendible popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

descendible usage trend in Literature

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