Descendant
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A Descendant or descendent primarily refers to:
- Lineal descendant, a consanguinous (i.e. biological) relative directly related to a person.
- Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor.
It may also refer to:
Film and television
- Descendant (2003 film), a thriller film starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London
- Descendants (2008 film), a short, animated 3D film released in 2008
- Descendents (2008 film)
- The Descendants, a 2011 drama film directed by Alexander Payne
- Descendants (2015 film), a 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kenny Ortega
- Descendants: Wicked World, a following animated spin-off TV series
Literature
- "The Descendant" (short story), a short story by early 20th-century science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.
- The Descendants (novel), a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Music
- Descendents, a punk rock band from southern California.
Science
- Descendant (astrology), the point directly opposite from the Ascendant (the Rising Sign).
Other
- A type of node (element) in a tree structure.
- A subordinate in a hierarchy.
See also
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