Heritage vs Descent - What's the difference?
heritage | descent |
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
An instance of descending
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A way down.
A sloping passage or incline.
Lineage or hereditary derivation
A drop to a lower status or condition.
As nouns the difference between heritage and descent
is that heritage is heritage, inheritance, legacy while descent is an instance of descending.heritage
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en-noun)- The university requires heritage''' Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-'''heritage students.
descent
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Noun
(en noun)- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
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 .
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent .
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .