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descendants

nounfeminineformal/dɨʃẽˈdẽsjɐ/medium

des·cen·dên·ci·a

Definition

A person's children, grandchildren, and all subsequent generations; lineage, offspring.
They are direct descendants of the original settlers.
He wanted to ensure his descendants would inherit the estate.
Common collocations
direct descendantsline of descentleave descendantsroyal descendants

Etymology

Do latim 'descendentia', de 'descendere' (descer).

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