Definitions for Descendant
dɪˈsɛn dəntde·scen·dant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. descendant, descendentadjective

   a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

2. descendant, descendentadjective

   going or coming down

3. descendant, descendentadjective

   proceeding by descent from an ancestor

   "descendent gene"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. descendantnoun

   One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time

   The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.

2. descendantnoun

   One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

   This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.

3. descendantnoun

   A later evolutionary type

   Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.

4. descendantadjective

   descending from a biological ancestor

5. descendantadjective

   proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Descendantnoun

   The offspring of an ancestor; he that is in the line of generation at whatever distance.

   Etymology: descendant, Fr. descendens, Latin.

   The descendants of Neptune were planted there. Francis Bacon.

   O, true descendant of a patriot line,
   Vouchsafe this picture of thy soul to see. Dryden.

   He revealed his own will, and their duty, in a more ample manner than it had been declared to any of my descendants before them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. descendant

   A descendant is a person, plant, or animal that has come from a specific family, group, or species. In terms of genealogy, a descendant refers to an individual who is an offspring indefinitely remote from a certain ancestor. It is broadly used to refer to children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on, down the biological line.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Descendantadjective

   descendent

2. Descendantnoun

   one who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant

3. Etymology: [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent.]

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1. Descendant

   The descendant forms the cusp of the seventh house of the horoscope and refers to partners or relationships. The descendant is ruled by the seventh sign of the zodiac, Libra, and its ruler planet, Venus. The sign the seventh house is in is, for astrologers, the sign of people you are the most attracted by, you easily get along well with and you are most likely to start a love relationship with, if backed up by other zodiacal aspects.

Anagrams for Descendant »

1. adscendent

How to pronounce Descendant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Descendant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Descendant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Descendant in a Sentence

1. Ahn Chan-il:

   He wants to come across and brand himself as a leader who is modern and competent, rather than a descendant of his predecessors, and he wants to gradually tone down the idolization of the two late leaders as it goes against his agenda to brand the North as a normal state.

2. Kingman Brewster, Jr.:

   It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II.

3. Andrew Galvan:

   I am the only descendant of Indians who were missionized at any of the 21 California missions who is currently in a position of responsibility at one of those missions. So it's a unique situation, and it's one that I would hope in the next 20 or 30 years changes.

4. Lauren Richardson:

   It appears in this case that they’re not particularly happy with the agreement, because obviously, if you’re the victim, or you’re the descendant of a victim, you really want the perpetrator to be held accountable, it’s not just about money.

5. Edith Sitwell:

   Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Descendant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Descendant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Descendant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Descendant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Descendant