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Descendants

Definition:

noun

The persons, plants, animals, or things that are descendants, or have descended from a particular individual or group.

Sense 1:

noun

Offspring or posterity of an individual or a group.

Example Sentence:

The descendants of the ancient Mayans are spread across various countries in Central America.

Sense 2:

noun

Software engineering: In object-oriented programming, descendants refers to the classes that are derived from a base or parent class.

Example Sentence:

The Book class acts as a base class, and its descendants, such as Novel, Biography, and Poetry, inherit its properties and methods.

adjective

In a popular context, descendants can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is popular among the younger generation.

Example Sentence:

The descendants' fashion trends are constantly evolving.

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