descendant
noun
a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.
descendants
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pluralof descendant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The fate of the gold is uncertain, as legal proceedings may decide if it belongs to the brewery owner’s descendants, the builders, or the developer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rana is the fifth piglet born to mother Matano, who was herself born at Chester Zoo 11 years ago and now has descendants living in zoos across Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
What impact could Dorothy and Marshall’s existence as queer direct descendants of the Declaration’s author have on attitudes towards LGBTQ+ Americans in the present and future?
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Over time, its descendants may rebuild the tumor.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Just as the greatest plays of Aeschylus, in the fifth century, are about Atreus’ descendants, so the greatest plays of his contemporary Sophocles are about Oedipus and his children.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
