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descender definition

de·scender (dē sen′dər, di-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that descends
  2. Typography
    1. that part of a letter such as g or y, which descends below the line
    2. any such letter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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