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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for descent

Noun

1. descent, change of location, travel
usage: a movement downward
2. origin, descent, extraction, ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
usage: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
3. descent, motion, movement, move
usage: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4. descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation, kinship, family relationship, relationship
usage: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
5. descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope, slope, incline, side
usage: a downward slope or bend
6. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock, genealogy, family tree
usage: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
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