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Descent
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Meaning
Noun
●
An
instance
of
descending
;
act
of
coming
down.
●
A way down.
●
A
sloping
passage
or incline.
●
In Family:
Lineage or
hereditary
derivation.
●
A
drop
to a lower
status
or
condition
; decline.
●
A
falling
upon or invasion.
●
In Topology:
A particular
extension
of the
idea
of gluing.
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Synonyms
Ancestry
Fall
Extraction
Parentage
Nationality
Blood
Antonyms
Ascent
Related
Heritage
Lineage
Journey
Landing
Transformation
Origin
Descendant
Diaspora
Descendants
Voyage
Conquest
Flight
Bloodline
Birth
Inheritance
Migration
Ancestors
Ancestor
Tribe
Passage
Climb
Movement
Descended
Colonization
Death
Metamorphosis
Transition
Colonisation
Retreat
Descendent
Assimilation
Race
Ethnicity
Genealogy
Departure
Story
Regression
Translation
Trajectory
Destruction
Acceleration
History
Motion
Gradient
Emigration
Trek
Struggle
Man
Plane
Tradition
Mixed Heritage
Mixed Race
Ethnic Group
Mixed Parentage
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