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descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/
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noun
- One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
"The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
- A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
"This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."
- A later evolutionary type.
"Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."
- A language that is descended from another.
"English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."
- A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
adjective
- Descending from a biological ancestor.
- Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Word Statistics
Letter Count10 letters
Syllables3 syllables
Difficulty Level
Hard
Word FrequencyUncommon
Vowel Count3 vowels
Consonant Count7 consonants
Letter Analysis & Structure
First LetterD
Last LetterT
Letter Breakdown
D
E
S
C
E
N
D
A
N
T
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Valid English Word
Available in Smotix Dictionary
Suitable for Vocabulary Learning
Suitable for Timed Rush & Category Wordle
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