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Noun
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descent (descent%1:11:00::)
(a movement downward)
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origin (origin%1:07:00::)
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descent (descent%1:07:00::)
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extraction (extraction%1:07:00::)
(properties attributable to your ancestry)
"he comes from good origins"
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descent (descent%1:04:00::)
(the act of changing your location in a downward direction)
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descent (descent%1:24:00::)
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line of descent (line_of_descent%1:24:00::)
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lineage (lineage%1:24:00::)
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filiation (filiation%1:24:00::)
(the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors)
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descent (descent%1:17:00::)
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declivity (declivity%1:17:00::)
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fall (fall%1:17:00::)
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decline (decline%1:17:00::)
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declination (declination%1:17:00::)
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declension (declension%1:17:00::)
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downslope (downslope%1:17:00::)
(a downward slope or bend)
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lineage (lineage%1:14:00::)
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line (line%1:14:00::)
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line of descent (line_of_descent%1:14:00::)
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descent (descent%1:14:00::)
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bloodline (bloodline%1:14:00::)
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blood line (blood_line%1:14:00::)
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blood (blood%1:14:00::)
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pedigree (pedigree%1:14:00::)
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ancestry (ancestry%1:14:00::)
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origin (origin%1:14:00::)
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parentage (parentage%1:14:00::)
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stemma (stemma%1:14:00::)
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stock (stock%1:14:01::)
(the descendants of one individual)
"his entire lineage has been warriors"