descendant
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- A descendant is something or someone that comes after something or someone (ancestor).
- Dogs are descendants of early wolves.
- You are a descendant of your grandparents.
- I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland.
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Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. great great grandchildren are all descendants of the original mother and father. They are in the direct line of descent. They have a hereditary relationship.
