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descent

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛnt/

The English word “descent” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An instance of descending; act of coming down.
  2. A way down.
  3. A sloping passage or incline.
  4. Lineage or hereditary derivation.
  5. A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
  6. A falling upon or invasion.
  7. A particular extension of the idea of gluing.

Etymology

From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. Doublet of desant.

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