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- pronunciation:
- dih
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dihnt
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A descendant is a person who is related by birth to family members of the past. For example, you are a descendant of your grandparents, your great grandparents, your great great grandparents, and on and on. If your great grandmother was a famous ballet dancer, you are a descendant of a famous ballet dancer.
Mr. Malloy was a potato farmer who lived in Ireland 200 years ago. HIs son and daughter came to America, and now his descendants live in New York City.My dad says he is a descendant of George Washington. That means I am a descendant of George Washington too!- synonyms:
- offspring
- similar words:
- relative
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family |
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