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Descendent - What does it mean?

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descendent

English

Alternative forms

* descendant

Adjective

(-)
  • descending; going down
    • The elevator resumed its descendent trajectory.
  • descending from (an ancestor)
    • Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendent manner.

    Usage notes

    The adjective, "descending from a biological ancestor", may be spelt either with an a]]'' or with an ''e'' in the final syllable (see descendant). However the noun ''descendant'', "one who is the progeny of someone", may be spelt only with an ''[[-ant, a . ----

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    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.