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Descendent  adj.  Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. "More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Descendent" Quotes from Famous Books



... causes and effects, so as both these knowledges, speculative and operative, have a great connection between themselves; yet because all true and fruitful natural philosophy hath a double scale or ladder, ascendent and descendent, ascending from experiments to the invention of causes, and descending from causes to the invention of new experiments; therefore I judge it most requisite that these two parts be severally considered ...
— The Advancement of Learning • Francis Bacon

... generation," Kramer observed, "you'd have run through the streets of the city brandishing an ax smashing saloons. You're a lineal descendent of Carrie Nation." He puffed quietly until his head was surrounded by a nimbus of smoke. "Stop trying to reform me," he added. "You ...
— Pandemic • Jesse Franklin Bone



Words linked to "Descendent" :   descendant, descend, relation, child, related, relative, descending, scion



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