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descender

/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person or thing that descends.
  2. The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters.
  3. A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
  4. A belay device used in rock climbing

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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