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   descent

   /dɪˈsɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling: "the plane had gone into a steep descent" Similar going downcoming downdropfallsinkingsubsidingdivepitchslumpdownward climbdescendingOpposite ascentclimbascentclimb
   • ▪ a downward slope: "a steep, badly eroded descent" Similar slopeinclinedipdropgradientdeclivitydeclinationslantdownslopehill
   • ▪ a moral, social, or psychological decline: "the ancient empire's slow descent into barbarism" Similar degenerationdegeneracydeteriorationdeclinesinkingslidefalldropregressionretrogressiondebasementdegradationcomedown
   • 2. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality: "the settlers were of Cornish descent" Similar ancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentextractionoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps
   • ▪ the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance. Similar inheritancepassing down/onsuccession
   • 3. a sudden violent attack: "a descent on the Channel ports" Similar attackassaultraidonslaughtchargethrustpushdriveincursionforaysortiesallystormingassailing
   • ▪ an unexpected visit: "his descents on the manager of any shop he took a fancy to visit"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’ (see descend).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • English (US)

     DESCENT meaning: 1. the state or fact of being related to a...

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   • Descent: Arabic Translation

     DESCENT translate: نُزول / هُبوط. Learn more in the...

   • Descent in Spanish

     DESCENT translate: descenso, descenso [masculine], bajada...

   • Descent: Polish Translation

     DESCENT translate: zejście, schodzenie, zejście, zbocze,...

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   • Descent: Italian Translation

     DESCENT translate: discesa, discesa, discesa, discendenza,...

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   Descent is a noun that means the act of moving downward, a downward slope, a lineage, or a decline. Learn how to use descent in a sentence and distinguish it from dissent and decent.

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   noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: filiation, line of descent, lineage. see more. noun. the descendants of one individual. synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock. see more. Pronunciation. US. /dɪˈsɛnt/ UK.

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   noun. /dɪˈsent/. /dɪˈsent/. [countable, usually singular] an action of coming or going down. The plane began its descent to Heathrow. (figurative) the country’s swift descent into anarchy. opposite ascent. Extra Examples. The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.

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   Descent is the act or process of descending, or a downward slope or passage. It can also mean derivation from an ancestor, lineage, or a sudden attack. See different meanings and usage of descent in various contexts.