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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•scend•ant /dɪˈsɛndənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geneticsone descended from a certain ancestor;
an offspring:a descendant of the kings of Ireland.
Compare ancestor. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•scend•ant (di sen′dənt),USA pronunciation n. - Geneticsa person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor;
an offspring. - something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form.
- an adherent who follows closely the teachings, methods, practices, etc., of an earlier master, as in art, music, philosophy, etc.;
disciple. - Astrology
- Astrologythe point opposite the ascendant.
- Astrologythe point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac setting below the western horizon at the time of a birth or of an event.
- Astrologythe cusp of the seventh house.
adj. - descending;
descendent.
- Old French descendant, present participle of descendre. See descend, -ant
- late Middle English descendaunt (adjective, adjectival) 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: descendant /dɪˈsɛndənt/ n - a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc
- something that derives or is descended from an earlier form
adj - a variant spelling of descendent
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