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descendiente

descendant

noun deh-sen-DYEN-teh Less Common

Usage Note

Descendiente functions as both noun and adjective and is common gender — el descendiente / la descendiente — so the article, not the ending, marks sex. Its antonym is ascendiente ('ancestor'). The related verb descender can mean 'to descend' physically or 'to be descended from' (desciende de inmigrantes).

Examples

"Es descendiente de una familia noble."

Natural Translation

She is a descendant of a noble family.

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