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'descent' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'descent' with 3 example sentences.


descent noun

: a movement downward

: properties attributable to your ancestry

: the act of changing your location in a downward direction

: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

: a downward slope or bend

: the hereditary derivation of an individual


  • This word is of Latin descent.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent.
  • The plane began its descent.
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