Descendant: meaning, definitions and examples

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descendant

 

[ dษชหˆsษ›ndษ™nt ]

Noun / Adjective
Context #1 | Noun

family

A person who is descended from a particular ancestor; an offspring.

Synonyms

heir, offspring, progeny

Examples of usage

  • He is a descendant of a famous historical figure.
  • The family tree showed all the descendants of the king.
Context #2 | Noun

biology

An organism that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Synonyms

offshoot, offspring, successor

Examples of usage

  • The modern bird is a descendant of dinosaurs.
  • The plant species has many descendants in the region.
Context #3 | Adjective

genealogy

Descending from an ancestor.

Synonyms

hereditary, inherited, lineal

Examples of usage

  • She comes from a descendant line of royalty.
  • The descendant families gathered for a reunion.

Translations

Translations of the word "descendant" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น descendente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเค‚เคถเคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nachkomme

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ keturunan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐั‰ะฐะดะพะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ potomek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅญๅญซ (shison)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท descendant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ descendiente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท torun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ›„์† (huso)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุณู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ potomek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ potomok

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅŽ่ฃ” (hรฒuyรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ potomec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ afkomandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฑั€ะฟะฐา›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ—แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ (sht'amomavali)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nษ™sil

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ descendiente

Etymology

The word 'descendant' originated from the Latin word 'descendere', which means 'to come down'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century. The concept of descendants has been significant in genealogy, history, and biology, tracing the lineage of individuals or species through generations.

See also: condescending, descend, descendants, descending.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,352, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.