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de·scend·ant    Audio Help   [di-sen-duhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.
2.something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form.
3.an adherent who follows closely the teachings, methods, practices, etc., of an earlier master, as in art, music, philosophy, etc.; disciple.
4.Astrology.
a.the point opposite the ascendant.
b.the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac setting below the western horizon at the time of a birth or of an event.
c.the cusp of the seventh house.
–adjective
5.descending; descendent.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME descendaunt (adj.) < OF descendant, prp. of descendre. See descend, -ant]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  descendant
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors.
Synonyms:  child, offspring, progeny, scion
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  derivative
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something derived from another.
Synonyms:  byproduct, derivation, offshoot, outgrowth, spinoff
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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