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Noun: descendent  di'sendunt
  1. A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
    - descendant
Adjective: descendent  di'sendunt
  1. Going or coming down
    - descendant
     
  2. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor
    "descendent gene"
    - descendant

Derived forms: descendents

See also: descend, descending, related

Type of: flesh and blood, relation, relative

Encyclopedia: Descendent