Descent Definition

dĭ-sĕnt
noun
A descending; coming down or going down.
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One generation (in a specified lineage)
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Lineage; ancestry.
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A way down or downward.
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A downward slope.
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Other Word Forms of Descent

Noun

Singular:
descent
Plural:
descents

Origin of Descent

  • From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French descent from feminine past participle of descendre to descend descend

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Descent Sentence Examples

  • The descent felt as long as their two day trip.

  • They began the long descent, hand in hand.

  • The flakes drifted directly down, undisturbed in their descent by any hint of a breeze in the still night air.

  • He tried to snooze but only managed a wink or two before the plane began its descent into Norfolk.

  • He was the son of Eurypon and fourth in descent from Procles.

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Words Starting With

DDEDES

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DE & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With NT

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With T