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descent [n]
 
1)a movement downward
    Synonyms :
    See Also: change_of_location  come_down  drop  lightening  set  cascade  sinking  slide 
 
2)properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
    Synonyms :extraction origin 
    See Also: ancestry  full_blood 
 
3)the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    Synonyms :
    See Also: motion  abseil  jump  dive  swoop  crash_dive  drop  collapse 
 
4)the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
    Synonyms :filiation line_of_descent lineage 
    See Also: family_relationship  filiate  come  bilateral_descent  unilateral_descent 
 
5)a downward slope or bend
    Synonyms :declension declination decline declivity downslope fall 
    See Also: incline  decline  fall  acclivity  downhill  steep 
 
6)the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
    Synonyms :ancestry blood blood_line bloodline line line_of_descent lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma stock 
    See Also: family_tree  bring_up  come  family  breed  side 
 



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