Meaning of 'descent'

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Meaning of ‘descent’

6 definitions found.

descent

noun

the act of changing your location in a downward direction

noun

properties attributable to your ancestry

Synonyms: extraction origin

noun

a movement downward

Synonyms: fall

noun

the descendants of one individual

Synonyms: line stock blood ancestry lineage origin pedigree bloodline stemma line of descent blood line parentage

noun

a downward slope or bend

Synonyms: fall

noun

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Synonyms: lineage filiation line of descent

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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