descendant
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This word may also be spelled "descendent," although it should be noted that many sources prefer "descendant" when referring to the noun and "descendent" when referring to the adjective.
descendant(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (successor)
a. el descendiente (M), la descendiente (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sam is a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero.Sam es descendiente de un héroe de la Guerra de la Independencia de EE. UU.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. descendiente
The paleontologist compared the dinosaur fossil with a descendant species.El paleontólogo comparó el fósil del dinosaurio con una especie descendiente.
3. (descending)
a. descendente
Several descendent streams feed into the river.Varios arroyos descendentes alimentan el río.
descendants
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (offspring)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The environmentalist is fighting to make sure that his descendants inherit a livable planet.El ecologista lucha por asegurarse de que su descendencia herede un planeta habitable.
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