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How to pronounce “descendant”
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Pronunciation guide for descendant
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of descendant with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Whose Land Are You On? What to Know About the Indigenous Land Back Movement
I'm a descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians,
- Definition summary
- Descending; going down.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce descendant
Whose Land Are You On? What to Know About the Indigenous Land Back Movement

I'm a descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “descendant”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Descending; going down.
- Descending from a biological ancestor.
- Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
- [Noun]
- One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- (biology) A later evolutionary type.
- (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
- (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
- (astrology) The intersection of the western (setting) horizon and the ecliptic, its ecliptical longitude; the astrological sign it corresponds to.
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