nounπShareOne 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."familyhistorypersontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source."This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."familyhistorytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA later evolutionary type."Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."biologyorganismfamilytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA language that is descended from another."English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."languagefamilyhistorylinguisticstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language."The English word "father" is a descendant of the Old English word "faeder." "languagelinguisticswordhistorytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDescending from a biological ancestor."My grandmother is a descendant of a long line of farmers. "familybiologyhumantoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareProceeding from a figurative ancestor or source."The new marketing strategy is a descendant of the old, proven method. "familyhistorytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
