descendant
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descendants
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descendants
Britannica Dictionary definition of DESCENDANT
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1
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someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in the past
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One of the famous inventor's descendants is also an inventor.
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Many people in this area are descendants of German immigrants.
2
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a plant or animal that is related to a particular plant or animal that lived long ago
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Recent evidence supports the theory that birds are the modern descendants of dinosaurs.
3
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something that developed from another thing that was made or existed earlier
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The Italian language is one of Latin's descendants.
