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descender

[ dih-sen-der ]
/ dɪˈsɛn dər /

noun

a person or thing that descends.
Printing.
  1. the part of a lowercase letter that goes below the body.
  2. a letter having such a part, as p, q, j, or y.

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Origin of descender

First recorded in 1660–70; descend + -er1

Words nearby descender

descemetocele, Descemet's membrane, descend, descendant, descendent, descender, descendeur, descendible, descending artery of knee, descending colon, descending degeneration
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British Dictionary definitions for descender

descender
/ (dɪˈsɛndə) /

noun

a person or thing that descends
printing the portion of a letter, such as j, p, or y, below the level of the base of an x or n
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