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Descent vs Filiation - What's the difference?

descent | filiation |

As nouns the difference between descent and filiation

is that descent is an instance of descending while filiation is the condition of being a child of a specified parent.

descent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of descending
  • We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
  • The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give him a second flat as he started the descent .
  • A way down.
  • We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
  • A sloping passage or incline.
  • The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
  • Lineage or hereditary derivation
  • Our guide was of Welsh descent .
  • A drop to a lower status or condition.
  • After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with (decent).

    Antonyms

    * (going down) ascent

    Anagrams

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    filiation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent
  • (countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline
  • (countable, legal) The determination of paternity