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descended

/dɪˈsendɪd/adjective

उच्चारण डिसेन्डिड

(किसी पूर्वज का) वंशज, वंश में उत्पन्न

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adjective
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    [not before noun] ~ from sb/sth

    related to a person or group of people who lived a long time ago

    (किसी पूर्वज का) वंशज, वंश में उत्पन्न

    • She claims to be descended from a royal family.
    • Humans and apes are descended from a common ancestor.

    Synonyms related to sprung from derived from

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Synonyms

related to sprung from derived from

?Which word?

Do not confuse descendant (a person who comes later in a family) and ancestor (a person who came earlier).

Descendant (वंशज, जो बाद में आए) और ancestor (पूर्वज, जो पहले हुए) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Be descended from somebody (not 'descended of').

Be descended from somebody सही है ('descended of' गलत है)।