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descendant [ di séndənt ]

noun (plural descendants)

Definition:

1. somebody or something related to ancestor: a person, animal, or plant related to one that lived in the past

2. related model: something that is based in design, form, or concept on an earlier thing

adjective

Definition:

Another spelling of descendent

Spelling Note


	descendant or descendent? Do not confuse the spelling of descendant and descendent, which sound similar. Descendant is the only spelling of the noun, denoting somebody or something related to an ancestor, or something based on an earlier thing. Descendent is the usual spelling of the adjective, which means 'going downwards'.