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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
de·scend·ent    Audio Help   [di-sen-duhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.descending; going or coming down.
2.deriving or descending from an ancestor.
[Origin: 1565–75; < L déscendent- (s. of déscendéns), prp. of déscendere. See descend, -ent]
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Main Entry:  descending
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Moving or sloping down.
Synonyms:  downward
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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