DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
descent
/dɪ'sɛnt/ · dɪsɛnt
Descent has 2 syllables: de · scent.
de
01
scent
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noun. A downward slope or bend.
noun. The descendants of one individual.
noun. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
noun. Properties attributable to your ancestry.
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