What is the meaning of descendent?

noun

  • A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.

adjective

  • Going or coming down.
  • Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.
    • usage: "descendent gene"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
12
 
|15 years ago|666 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). descendent. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/descendent/definitions/1172270
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "descendent" http://smartdefine.org/descendent/definitions/1172270 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, descendent, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/descendent/definitions/1172270>.
MLAWordNet. "descendent" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/descendent/definitions/1172270>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)