descent
descent /dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
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()
Properties attributable to your ancestry
(
extraction
, descent
, origin
)
properties attributable to your ancestry
He comes from good origins
he comes from good origins
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()
A movement downward
(
descent
)
a movement downward
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()
The act of changing your location in a downward direction
(
descent
)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
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The descendants of one individual
(
blood line
, bloodline
, descent
, blood
, line of descent
, origin
, parentage
, stemma
, stock
, ancestry
, line
, lineage
, pedigree
)
the descendants of one individual
His entire lineage has been warriors
his entire lineage has been warriors
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A downward slope or bend
(
declension
, declination
, decline
, declivity
, descent
, downslope
, fall
)
a downward slope or bend
They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
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The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
(
descent
, filiation
, line of descent
, lineage
)
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors