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descendant

/dɪsˈɛndʌnt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Descendant means: going or coming down.

Synonyms for descendant3

noun, as in a person considered as descended from some ancestor

descendent

adjective, as in going or coming down

descendent, descending

adjective, as in proceeding by descent from an ancestor

descendent, related

Opposites of descendant

ancestor

What does descendant mean?3

adjective

1

going or coming down

2

proceeding by descent from an ancestor“descendent gene”

noun

1

a person considered as descended from some ancestor

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with descendant?6

two syllables

pendant

four syllables

independent

five syllables

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Descendant in a sentence

  • She was the youngest descendant of the king.AlanF_US
  • This young man is the descendant of a Russian prince.AlanF_US
  • This youth is the descendant of a Russian prince.AlanF_US
  • I am a descendant of Charlemagne. And so are you.mailohilohi
  • I am a descendant of Israel's famous King David.Joseph
  • Italian is a direct descendant of Latin.AlanF_US
  • I'm not a descendant of slaves. I'm a descendant of human beings who were forced into slavery.DJ_Saidez
  • He's a descendant of Queen Victoria!mervert1

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Forms of descendant

as a noun

plural
descendants