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descent

de·scent

descent

 
 
pronunciation:
dih sent
features:
Homophone Note, Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: the act or process of going downward.
The airplane's descent was very quick, and we were soon on the ground.
Homophone Note
The words descent and dissent sound alike but have different meanings.
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