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an action of moving downward
descent(noun)a movement downward
origin, descent, extraction(noun)properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
descent(noun)the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation(noun)the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope(noun)a downward slope or bend
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock(noun)the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitudethe airplane began its gradual descent to the landing field
a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or bodythe family patriarch's heartbreaking descent into infirmity and senility
a change to a lower state or levelthe nation's rapid descent into anarchy after the revolution
a loss of statusfor throwing the game, the ballplayer underwent a huge descent in the eyes of the fans
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territorythe lightning descent of the invading army on that unsuspecting border town
the act or action of setting upon with force or violencethe descent of the voracious locusts on the wheat fields
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descendeda person of Finnish descent
a downward slopeon bicycle tours the ascents always seem to outnumber the descents
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