Dictionary definition · descent
noun
- a movement downward
- properties attributable to your ancestry"he comes from good origins"
- the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- a downward slope or bend
- the hereditary derivation of an individual"his entire lineage has been warriors"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).