descendant de·scend·ant n

descendant de·scend·ant n
[dɪ'sɛndənt]
discendente m/f

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  • de|scend|ant — «dih SEHN duhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person born of a certain family or group: »a descendant of the Pilgrims. 2. an offspring; child, great grandchild, and so on. You are a direct descendant of your parents, grandparents, great… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Descendant — De*scend ant, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.] Descendent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Descendant — De*scend ant, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; correlative to ancestor or ascendant. [1913 Webster] Our first parents and their descendants. Hale. [1913 Webster] The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • descendant — de•scend•ant [[t]dɪˈsɛn dənt[/t]] n. 1) gen a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring 2) something deriving in appearance, function, or character from an earlier form 3) astrol. the point of the ecliptic or the… …   From formal English to slang

  • descendant — de·scend·ant …   English syllables

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