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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race;
[syn: descendant, descendent]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. going or coming down;
[syn: descendant, descendent]

2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor;
- Example: "descendent gene"
[syn: descendant, descendent]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of
   descendre. Cf. Descendant.]
   Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
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         More than mortal grace
         Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.
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