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The seventeenth-century baby slept, as his nineteenth-century descendant does, in a cradle. Nothing could be prettier than the old cradles that have survived successive years of use with many generations of babies.
Alice Morse Earle

Meaning of "descendant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESCENDANT

descendant  [dɪˈsɛndənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESCENDANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Descendant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DESCENDANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Descendant

Descendant or descendent primarily refers to: ▪ Lineal descendant, a consanguinous relative directly related to a person ▪ Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor It may also refer to: ▪ Descendant, a thriller starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London ▪ Descendant, the point directly opposite from the Ascendant ▪ Descendants, a short, animated 3D film released in 2008 ▪ Descendants, a 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie ▪ Descendents, a punk rock band from southern California ▪ "The Descendant", a short story by early 20th-century science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft ▪ The Descendants, a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings ▪ The Descendants, a 2011 film by Alexander Payne ▪ A type of node in a tree structure ▪ A subordinate in a hierarchy...

Definition of descendant in the English dictionary

The definition of descendant in the dictionary is a person, animal, or plant when described as descended from an individual, race, species, etc. Other definition of descendant is something that derives or is descended from an earlier form.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESCENDANT


appendant
əˈpɛndənt
ascendant
əˈsɛndənt
ascendent
əˈsɛndənt
attendant
əˈtɛndənt
co-dependent
ˌkəʊdɪˈpɛndənt
defendant
dɪˈfɛndənt
dependant
dɪˈpɛndənt
dependent
dɪˈpɛndənt
descendent
dɪˈsɛndənt
independent
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt
intendant
ɪnˈtɛndənt
interdependent
ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndənt
pendant
ˈpɛndənt
pendent
ˈpɛndənt
pretendant
prɪˈtɛndənt
pretendent
prɪˈtɛndənt
resplendent
rɪˈsplɛndənt
splendent
ˈsplɛndənt
superintendent
ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt
transcendent
trænˈsɛndənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESCENDANT

descale
descaler
descaling agent
descant
descanter
Descartes
descend
descendable
descended
descendent
descender
descendeur
descendible
descending
descension
descensional
descent
Deschamps
deschool
deschooler

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESCENDANT

abundant
care attendant
cloakroom attendant
codefendant
commandant
demandant
en attendant
extendant
flight attendant
fondant
in the ascendant
lift attendant
nonredundant
overabundant
parking attendant
pool attendant
pump attendant
redundant
regardant
superabundant
train attendant

Synonyms and antonyms of descendant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DESCENDANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «descendant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of descendant

Translation of «descendant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESCENDANT

Find out the translation of descendant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of descendant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «descendant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descendiente
570 millions of speakers

English

descendant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वंशज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потомок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বংশধর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

descendant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keturunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachkomme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子孫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keturunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hậu duệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்ததி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वंशज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

torun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potomkiem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нащадок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

descendent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόγονος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstammeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ättling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of descendant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCENDANT»

The term «descendant» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCENDANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «descendant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «descendant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about descendant

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10 QUOTES WITH «DESCENDANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word descendant.
1
Howard Dean
John Ashcroft is not a patriot, John Ashcroft is a descendant of Joseph McCarthy.
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Alice Morse Earle
The seventeenth-century baby slept, as his nineteenth-century descendant does, in a cradle. Nothing could be prettier than the old cradles that have survived successive years of use with many generations of babies.
3
Jeremy Hardy
My maternal grandmother had what might be described in a school report as a 'lively imagination.' She told us that she was a direct descendant of Sir Christopher Wren.
4
Hendrik Poinar
Every outbreak across the globe today stems from a descendant of the medieval plague.
5
Marco Rubio
Every single one of us is the descendant of a go-getter. Of dreamers and of believers.
6
Ntozake Shange
If anything is life-changing, being the descendant of a slave is.
7
Mona Simpson
The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James - someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.
8
Herbert Spencer
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
9
Serj Tankian
Corporatization is the descendant of industrialization.
10
George C. Williams
Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESCENDANT»

Discover the use of descendant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to descendant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dark Descendant
From the acclaimed author of the Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist books comes the gripping first novel in a new series about a private eye who discovers, to her surprise, that she’s an immortal huntress.
Jenna Black, 2011
2
Deadly Descendant
Private investigator Nikki Glass, a living descendant of Artemis, goes up against a pack of shadow-jackals who are deadly to both immortals and humans alike. Original. 75,000 first printing.
Jenna Black, 2012
3
Rogue Descendant
For Immortal Huntress and cunning P.I. Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in the newest novel in Jenna Black’s addictive series.
Jenna Black, 2013
4
Descendant: A Starling Novel
In this pulse-pounding sequel to Starling, Lesley Livingston delivers another electrifying blend of nonstop action and undeniable romance—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series.
Lesley Livingston, 2013
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Descendant
If you like your YA laced with melt-my-heart romance and a good helping of heart-pounding suspense, you'll love this book " -- Michelle Davidson Argyle, author of The Breakaway "Nichole Giles has crafted a story that breathes from the pages ...
Nichole Giles, 2013
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Descendant
Californian James Falcon's compelling Romanian mother has told him so many folk stories that by the time he reaches college in 1943, he is something of an expert on the strigoi, the legendary, undying vampires who infested the most isolated ...
Graham Masterton, 2011
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The Mayflower Descendant: Volume 10 1908
The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 10, 1908 . Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. (1908) reprint, cloth, index, illus., 305 pp.
George E. Bowman, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1995
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The Last Descendant of Aeneas: The Hapsburgs and the Mythic ...
Through this amalgam of heritages each successive Holy Roman emperor proclaimed that he was the last descendant of Aeneas, destined to yield the terrestrial rule of Rome to Christ and thereby inaugurate millennial peace.
Marie Tanner, 1993
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The Mayflower Descendant,: Volume 21 1919
The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 21, 1919 . Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. (1919) reprint, cloth, index, illus., 222 pp.
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Staff, 1996
10
Collaboration in Archaeological Practice: Engaging ...
In Collaboration in Archaeological Practice, prominent archaeologists reflect on their experiences collaborating with descendant communities (peoples whose ancestors are the subject of archaeological research).
Thomas John Ferguson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESCENDANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term descendant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Descendant of Lazarus founder expands business of his own in …
More than 150 years after Simon Lazarus started the chain that would revolutionize the retail industry, his descendant is working on a venture ... «Cincinnati Business Courier, Jul 15»
2
THE SCRIBBLER: A descendant sets the record straight on the …
As a young lieutenant in the British army, John Despard in 1776 spent time as a prisoner of war in Lancaster. His primary compatriot was John ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
3
Descendant from slaves, oldest person on Earth turns 116 in Brooklyn
NEW YORK – The world's oldest living person, the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves, celebrated her 116th birthday on ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
4
Ravi Verma's descendant reaches out to Gaekwads
VADODARA: The 'Janmabhoomi' of painter Raja Ravi Varma is looking towards his 'Karmabhoomi' to enrich itself with the works of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Meet the real Uncle Sam's descendant family from Arkansas
And perhaps not surprisingly, her son Trey Hauptmann has heeded his legendary descendant's advice - he is a 20-year veteran of the US Navy ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Story Bridge turns 75: Descendant of builder behind iconic structure …
The Brisbane barrister's great-grandfather, LeRoy Zimmerman Wilson, was headhunted from Canada to come work on the bridge. Had that not ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
7
Australian Museum: Descendant steps onto site of Gerard Krefft's …
Angus Brodie will have big shoes to fill when he steps inside the Australian Museum in September to do work experience 141 years after his ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Polly Barclay descendant visits to find the truth about hanging
There a many reasons for family history researchers to visit Washington Wilkes, but Donna Barclay has a unique interest: her greatgreat ... «News-Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Gallery: Elko town ball descendant feted for 900 victories
The baseball-playing Fredrickson family of Elko has one of Minnesota's deepest bloodlines when it comes to the time-honored tradition of town ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
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The Jane Austen Literacy Foundation was started by Jane's fifth …
Caroline Jane Knight, Austen's fifth great-niece and the author's last descendant to be raised in Chawton House, will share family heirlooms, ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»

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