Definizione monolingua

descendant

descendant

1. Present participle of descendre.

descendant (plural descendants)

1. (literally) One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time

   The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.

2. (figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

   This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.

3. (biology) A later evolutionary type

   Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.

descendant (comparative more descendant, superlative most descendant)

1. descending from a biological ancestor
2. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

Definizione dizionario descendant

	discendente
	one who is the progeny of someone
	One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time.
	In a tree data structure, a node that is one or more steps farther from the root (one or more levels lower) than the ancestor node.

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Altri significati:

(biology) A later evolutionary type

proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source

(literally) One who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time

(figuratively) One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

a later evolutionary type

descending from a biological ancestor