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descending
verb(de-scend)
to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descending
verb(de-scend)
to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive
descending
verb(de-scend)
to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive
descending
idiom(de-scend)
arranged in a series that begins with the greatest or largest and ends with the least or smallest
descending
phrasal verb(de-scend)
to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source
descending
phrasal verb(de-scend)
to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died : to become an inheritance to
descending
phrasal verb(de-scend)
to lower oneself by doing (something)

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