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descendant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'descendant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Descendant [ a.]
- Descendent.
2 . Descendant [ n.]
- One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

Meaning of 'descendant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . descendant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- proceeding by descent from an ancestor
Example in sentence:
  • descendent gene