The difference between Descendant and Progeny
When used as nouns, descendant means one who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations, whereas progeny means offspring or descendants considered as a group.
Descendant is also adjective with the meaning: descending from a biological ancestor.
check bellow for the other definitions of Descendant and Progeny
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Descendant as an adjective:
descending from a biological ancestor.
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Descendant as an adjective:
proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
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Descendant as a noun (literally):
One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
Examples:
"The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
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Descendant as a noun (figuratively):
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
Examples:
"This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."
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Descendant as a noun (biology):
A later evolutionary type.
Examples:
"Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."
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Descendant as a noun (linguistics):
A language that is descended from another.
Examples:
"English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."
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Descendant as a noun (linguistics):
A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
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Progeny as a noun (uncountable):
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
Examples:
"I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny."
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Progeny as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):
Descent, lineage, ancestry.
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Progeny as a noun (countable):
A result of a creative effort.
Examples:
"His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date."