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descent

Descent means going downward or falling, the decline of a population or area's moral values, or an individual's ethnic background. (noun)

  1. An example of descent is when you go down the stairs.
  2. An example of descent is when people a person goes gradually mad.
  3. An example of descent is when society loses its moral compass and goes into immorality.
  4. An example of descent is a person from China, who is said to be of Chinese descent.

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