descendant

descendant

descendant

1. Present participle of descendre.

descendant (plural descendants)

1. (literally) One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time

   The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.

2. (figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

   This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.

3. (biology) A later evolutionary type

   Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.

descendant (comparative more descendant, superlative most descendant)

1. descending from a biological ancestor
2. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

	discendente
	one who is the progeny of someone
	One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time.
	In a tree data structure, a node that is one or more steps farther from the root (one or more levels lower) than the ancestor node.

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Altri significati:

(biology) A later evolutionary type

proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

(literally) One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time

(figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

a later evolutionary type

descending from a biological ancestor

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