descents
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary de·scent n. Pronunciation: di- ' sent Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descente, from Anglo-French descendre Date: 14th century 1 a : derivation from an ancestor : BIRTH , LINEAGE b : transmission or devolution of an estate by inheritance usually in the descending line c : the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock d : the shaping or development in nature and character by transmission from a source : DERIVATION 2 : the act or process of descending 3 : a step downward in a scale of gradation specifically : one generation in an ancestral line or genealogical scale 4 a : an inclination downward : SLOPE b : a descending way (as a downgrade or stairway) c obsolete : the lowest part 5 a : ATTACK , INVASION b : a sudden disconcerting appearance (as for a visit) 6 : a downward step (as in station or value) : DECLINE