descendant
descendant is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, descendant is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofdescendant
- One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
Example: "The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
- A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
Example: "This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."
- A later evolutionary type.
Example: "Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."
- A language that is descended from another.
Example: "English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."
- A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
- Descending from a biological ancestor.
- Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
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