descendence

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noun

The act of descending; descent.

OriginOld French descendance →
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Meanings

noundescendence (plural descendences)

plural descendences

  1. The act of descending; descent.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdescendance
  2. Englishdescendence

From Old French descendance, or descend + -ence.

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APA

descendence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendence

MLA

“descendence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descendence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendence.

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