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descendant

1. de.scen.dant or de.scen.dent \di-'sen-d*nt\ aj [MF & L; MF descendant, 
   fr. L descendent-, descendens, prp. o]f descendere 1: DESCENDING  2: 
   proceeding from an ancestor or source 
2. descendant or descendent n [F & L; F descendant, fr. LL descendent-, 
   descendens, fr. L,]prp. of descendere 1: one descended from another or from 
   a common stock  2: one deriving directly from a precursor or prototype