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descent - Dictionary definition and meaning for word descent
Definition
(noun) a movement downward Definition
(noun) properties attributable to your ancestry
Synonyms : extraction , origin
Example Sentence
- he comes from good origins
Definition
(noun) the act of changing your location in a downward direction Definition
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Synonyms : filiation , line of descent , lineage
Definition
(noun) a downward slope or bend
Synonyms : declension , declination , decline , declivity , downslope , fall
Definition
(noun) the descendants of one individual
Synonyms : ancestry , blood , blood line , bloodline , line , line of descent , lineage , origin , parentage , pedigree , stemma , stock
Example Sentence
- his entire lineage has been warriors

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text: depicting his descent into drug use and

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