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How to pronounce “descent”
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Pronunciation guide for descent
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of descent with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Can Computers Be Racist?
because he is of South Asian descent
- Definition summary
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce descent
Can Computers Be Racist?
because he is of South Asian descent
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “descent”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- A way down.
- A sloping passage or incline.
- Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- A falling upon or invasion.
- (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
Practice Nearby Words
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