| Term | descendant (n.) |
|---|---|
| Synonym | [dɪˈsen.d ə nt] noun countable [descendants] a direct relative in a later generation (such as one's son, daughter, or grandchild) |
| Meaning | • He has no descendants. • They claim to be descendants of a French duke. • We owe it to our descendants (= people younger than us who will live after we have died) to leave them a clean world to live in. |
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