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Descendants

/dɪˈsɛndənts/

One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

📖 Definitions of "Descendants"

noun

1
One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
"The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
2
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
"This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."
3
A later evolutionary type.
"Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."
4
A language that is descended from another.
"English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."

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