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What does descendant mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word descendant? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. descending from a biological ancestor.
  2. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Noun
  1. (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
  2. (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
  3. (biology) A later evolutionary type.
  4. (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
  5. (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
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