descent

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of coming down from a higher place or position

  - "The hikers made their descent down the mountain."
  - "The bird made its descent to the ground."

• Noun

  A line of descent, as of a family or lineage

  - "He is a member of the noble descent."
  - "The royal descent traced back to ancient times."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

ascent

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with descent
dense , sense , offense , appliance , advance

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Variants

List of all variants of descent that leads to same result
descent , descents , of royal descent

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Etymology

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Old French desceir, disceir 'to draw off, withdraw, descend', from dis-, dis- 'apart' + ceir 'to take, receive'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'descent' is also used in genetics to refer to the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.

2. In some cultures, the concept of descent is used to determine social status and inheritance.

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Related Concepts

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1. descente: French term for descent, also used in various fields such as mathematics and physics.

2. genealogy: The study of family history and lineage, closely related to the concept of descent.

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Culture

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In literature, descent is often used to describe the lineage or ancestry of characters, particularly in historical or epic works. In art, it can refer to the visual representation of figures or objects moving downwards. In music, it can refer to the modulation from one key to another.

How to Memorize "descent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or object moving downwards, such as a hiker descending a mountain or a bird landing on a branch.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of moving downwards or coming from a higher place.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device such as 'Descent is when we go down from a height'.

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