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descendant meaning in Tamil

சந்ததி

UK/dɪˈsɛndənt/

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Australia/dɪˈsendənt/

descendant in Tamil: சந்ததி, பரம்பரை. In English, descendant means descending; going down.

Tamil words for descendant

சந்ததி, பரம்பரை

English meaning of descendant

  1. adjective Descending; going down.
  2. adjective Descending from a biological ancestor.
  3. adjective Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
  4. noun One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

Full definition of descendant

descendant in a sentence

  • The elevator resumed its descendant trajectory.
  • Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendant manner.
  • Meronyms: issue, line, progeny; family; clan

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Questions about descendant in Tamil

What is the meaning of descendant in Tamil?
Descendant in Tamil is சந்ததி, பரம்பரை.
descendant என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Descendant: சந்ததி, பரம்பரை.
What does descendant mean in English?
Descendant means descending; going down.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: descendant (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: descendant (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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