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descendent
[dih-sen-duhnt]
descendent
/ ɪˈɛԻəԳ /
adjective
coming or going downwards; descending
deriving by descent, as from an ancestor
Other 51Թ Forms
- undescendent adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of descendent1
Example Sentences
He is an ethnic Ovaherero descendent and town councillor in Swakopmund, where many of the atrocities took place, and said "our wealth was taken, the farms, the cattle".
Previously, anyone with an Italian ancestor who lived after 17 March, 1861 - when the Kingdom of Italy was created - qualified to be a citizen under the 'jus sanguinis', or descendent blood line law.
These biopesticides may be chemically similar to their synthetic descendents, but they’re generally weaker, target fewer species and don’t linger in the environment.
Voyce, a descendent of a 1920s England great of the same name, won his first England cap in 2001, but had fallen out of favour before his move to Wasps revitalised his international prospects.
Julie Summers, a descendent of Irvine, said in a statement that she was "moved to tears" when Mr Chin told her about the discovery.
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