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descent
Part of speech: NounChange from a higher to a lower place; a sudden hostile invasion or attack; a coming from a common ancestor.
Usage examples "descent":- The death of her French father in Paris leaves her an orphan, and she goes to London to live with an aunt of Scotch descent. - "From the Car Behind", Eleanor M. Ingram.
- " It is the same person who was so very anxious to get you the other night," she continued, making desperate efforts not to be left behind in the descent. - "Cap'n Warren's Wards", Joseph C. Lincoln.
- She put her hand on his shoulder, and they began their descent. - "Donal Grant", George MacDonald.