descent

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descent Definition

• (n) a movement downward
• (n) properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
• (n) the act of changing your location in a downward direction
• (n) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors
• (n) a downward slope or bend
• (n) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

descent Synonyms

• ancestry
• blood
• blood line
• bloodline
• declension
• declination
• decline
• declivity
• descent
• downslope
• extraction
• fall
• filiation
• line
• line of descent
• lineage
• origin
• parentage
• pedigree
• stemma
• stock