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descendant

/dɪˈsɛndənt/

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

Examples :

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

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

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figurative adjective

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.

"The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "

Illustration counterpart

counterpart noun

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

"Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly"

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evolutionary adjective

/ˌevəˈl(j)uːʃənɹi/ /ˌevəˈluːʃəneɹi/

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

"The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors."

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grandchildren noun

/ˈɡrændˌtʃɪldrən/ /ˈɡrænˌtʃɪldrən/

A child of someone's child.

"My daughter's children are my grandchildren, and I love spending time with them after school. "

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grandchild noun

/ˈɡrændt͡ʃaɪld/ /ˈɡrænt͡ʃaɪld/

A child of someone's child.

"My daughter's little boy, Leo, is my grandchild. "

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biological noun

/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

A biological product.

"The school's science fair featured several different biological specimens. "

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manuscript noun

/ˈmænjəˌskɹɪpt/

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

"The student carefully wrote her history essay in a manuscript. "

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descendants noun

/dɪˈsɛndənts/

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."

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generations noun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

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proceeding verb

/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on

"To proceed on a journey."

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descending verb

/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

"The rain descended, and the floods came."