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Liula [17]
3 years ago
5

Based on the overall meaning of the paragraph, what does the word descendants relate to?

English
2 answers:
antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago
6 0
There isn’t really any context, but I would guess it relates to family, as in, for example, I am a descendant of my Father and Mother because they gave birth to me.
puteri [66]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Where is the paragraph?

Explanation:

But here are some meanings to the word descendants

literally: One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. descending from an ancestor.

biology: A later evolutionary type.

linguistics: A language that is descended from another.

Descendant is used as a noun, it refers to someone who descends from someone else. Descendent, on the other hand, refers to the act of moving downward. Descendent is a word that is used in place of descendant now, though its usage is less common.

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