descendent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsɛndənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di sen′dənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•scend•ent  (di sen′dənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. descending;
    going or coming down.
  2. deriving or descending from an ancestor.
  • Latin dēscendent- (stem of dēscendēns), present participle of dēscendere. See descend, -ent
  • 1565–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
descendent / dɪˈsɛndənt/
  1. coming or going downwards; descending
  2. deriving by descent, as from an ancestor
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