Descent (Noun)
Meaning 1
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Synonyms
- Bloodline
- Line
- Blood
- Ancestry
- Parentage
- Line Of Descent
- Pedigree
- Stock
- Stemma
- Blood Line
- Origin
- Lineage
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Meaning 2
A downward slope or bend.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
The act of changing your location in a downward direction.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
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Meaning 5
A movement downward.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The hikers began their descent down the mountain, carefully navigating the steep and rocky terrain.
- The parachutist's descent was slowed by the deployment of her parachute, allowing her to land safely.
- The elevator's descent was smooth and quiet, stopping precisely at the desired floor.
- The skier's descent down the mountain was swift and exhilarating, the rush of wind whipping through her hair.
- The spacecraft's descent into the planet's atmosphere was a critical phase of the mission, requiring precise calculations to avoid burning up.
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Meaning 6
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.