Associations to the word «Descendent»

Wiktionary

DESCENDENT, adjective. Descending; going down
DESCENDENT, adjective. Descending from (an ancestor)

Dictionary definition

DESCENDENT, noun. A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.
DESCENDENT, adjective. Going or coming down.
DESCENDENT, adjective. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke