descent

/dɪˈsent/ noun [C, U]

Definition

› a movement down: The plane began its descent into Heathrow.

of Irish/French, etc descent › being related to people who lived in the past in Ireland/France, etc: Most of the workers were of Spanish descent.

(Definition of descent noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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