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nondescendant

nondescendant noun: one who is not a descendant.

Noun

nondescendant (plural nondescendants)

  1. One who is not a descendant.
    • By contrast, Ms. Minis pointed out, a nondescendant who had bought an interest in some land in the state’s wildlife management area was being allowed to swap it for a 60-year lease in Hog Hammock.2008 May 4, Shaila Dewan, “A Georgia Community With an African Feel Fights a Wave of Change”, in New York Times

Forms of nondescendant

pluralnondescendants

Origin of nondescendant

From non- + descendant.

Questions about nondescendant

What does nondescendant mean?
Nondescendant means one who is not a descendant.
What part of speech is nondescendant?
Nondescendant is a noun.
What is the plural of nondescendant?
The plural of nondescendant is nondescendants.

Words near nondescendant in the dictionary

  1. nondermatologist
  2. nondermatologists
  3. nondermatomal
  4. nondermatophytic
  5. nonderogatory
  6. nondescendant
  7. nondescendants
  8. nondescribable
  9. nondescript
  10. nondescription
  11. nondescriptional

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