Definitions for Descendent
dɪˈsɛn dəntde·scen·dent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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. descendentadjective

   descending; going down

   The elevator resumed its descendent trajectory.

2. descendentadjective

   descending from (an ancestor)

   Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendent manner.

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

1. Descendentadjective

   Etymology: descendens, Latin.

   1. Falling; sinking; coming down; descending.

   There is a regress of the sap in plants from above downwards; and this descendent juice is that which principally nourishes both fruit and plant. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. Proceeding from another as an original or ancestor.

   More than mortal grace
   Speaks thee descendent of æthereal race. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. iv.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. descendent

   A descendent refers to a person, plant, or animal that is derived from a particular individual or species from an earlier time. In terms of genealogy, a descendent is a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. It represents a shift down in terms of generation from an original predecessor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Descendentadjective

   descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source

2. Etymology: [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendant.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Descendent

   Someone deriving or descending from an ancestor.

How to pronounce Descendent?

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

How to say Descendent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Descendent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Descendent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Descendent in a Sentence

1. Grace Arnold:

   As a descendent of Confederate veterans and slave owners, the least I can do to atone for the pain my family has caused them is to oppose this statue, these statues only exist in a sick attempt to preserve human slavery.

2. Stephanie Melillo:

   We used to think that A. anamensis gradually turned into A. afarensis over time, we still think that these two species had an ancestor-descendent relationship, but this new discovery suggests that the two species were actually living together in the Afar for quite some time. It changes our understanding of the evolutionary process and brings up new questions -- were these animals competing for food or space ?

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References

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