Associations to the word «Descendant»
Noun
- Ancestor
- Genealogy
- Confucius
- Migrant
- Progenitor
- Immigrant
- Granddaughter
- Israelites
- Imam
- Canaan
- Grandson
- Lineage
- Settler
- Clade
- Rajput
- Colonist
- Emigrant
- Ancestry
- Freedman
- Ishmael
- Dynasty
- Heiress
- Progeny
- Kingship
- Muhammad
- Barony
- Heracles
- Clan
- Noah
- Caliph
- Prophet
- Afro
- Heir
- Puritan
- Sharif
- Assyrian
- Nobility
- Judah
- Sufi
- Conqueror
- Meiji
- Degenerate
- Grandchild
- Charlemagne
- Generation
- Abraham
- Diaspora
- Peerage
- Throne
- Pretender
- Hasan
- Marquess
- Surname
- Succession
- Turkic
- Inca
- Tribe
- Cain
- Posterity
- Chieftain
- Fief
- Shia
- Descent
- Baronetcy
- Grandparent
- Ephraim
- Citizenship
- Claimant
- Nawab
- Princes
- Brewster
Adjective
Wiktionary
DESCENDANT, adjective. Descending from a biological ancestor.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
DESCENDANT, noun. (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
DESCENDANT, noun. (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
DESCENDANT, noun. (biology) A later evolutionary type.
DESCENDANT, noun. (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
DESCENDANT, noun. (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Dictionary definition
DESCENDANT, noun. A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Going or coming down.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene".
Wise words
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