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descendant noun

  /dɪˈsendənt/ , /dɪˈsɛndənt/
  • 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.
 descendente

descend verb

  /diˈsɛnd/ , /dəˈsɛnd/ , /dɪˈsɛnd/
  • (transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
  • (transitive) Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).
 descer
  • (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
 descender, descer, baixar
  • (transitive, archaic) To move (someone or something) from a higher to a lower place or position; to bring or send (someone or something) down.
 abaixar, baixar, descer

descender noun

  /dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/
  • (typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
  • (typography, uncommon) A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
 cauda

descending adjective

  /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
descendente
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