descent

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

Moving down, or where your family comes from.

Meanings of «descent»

1 · noun

the act of moving down from a higher place

The plane began its descent as we approached the airport.

2 · noun

the family or ancestors someone comes from

Their descent can be traced back many generations in this region.

Similar: ancestry heritagelineage

Translation

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«descent» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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Word family

descend B1 · verbdescent B2 · noundescendant C1 · noun

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