1. descent - noun
· a movement downward
Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel
2. descent - noun
· properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
Synonym(s): origin, extraction
Hypernym(s): ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
3. descent - noun
· the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
4. descent - noun
· the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Synonym(s): line_of_descent, lineage, filiation
Hypernym(s): kinship, family_relationship, relationship
5. descent - noun
· a downward slope or bend
Synonym(s): declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
Hypernym(s): slope, incline, side
Antonym(s): ascent
6. descent - noun
· the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Synonym(s): lineage, line, line_of_descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Hypernym(s): genealogy, family_tree
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