"descendant" meaning in English

See descendant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈsɛndənt/ Audio: en-us-descendant.ogg [US] Forms: descendant [singular], descendants [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A descendant is something or someone that comes after something or someone (ancestor).
    Sense id: simple-descendant-en-noun-wVrgGKXe
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  "hyphenation": "des‧cen‧dant",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "Dogs are descendants of early wolves."
        },
        {
          "text": "You are a descendant of your grandparents."
        },
        {
          "text": "I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland."
        }
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      ]
    }
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          "text": "Dogs are descendants of early wolves."
        },
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          "text": "You are a descendant of your grandparents."
        },
        {
          "text": "I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland."
        }
      ],
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