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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descend.

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Examples

  • The Word is the Weapon of the SubGenius, and bulldada is the Weapon of the Word, but when the Word descends into bulldada, bulldada slides into Morealism.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The Word is the Weapon of the SubGenius, and bulldada is the Weapon of the Word, but when the Word descends into bulldada, bulldada slides into Morealism.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The Word is the Weapon of the SubGenius, and bulldada is the Weapon of the Word, but when the Word descends into bulldada, bulldada slides into Morealism.

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The Marchioness of Lossie, as she was now called, for the family was one of the two or three in Scotland in which the title descends to an heiress, had left Lossie House almost immediately upon her father's death, under the guardianship of a certain dowager countess.

    The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864

  • "So they do generally," he answered; "but as it happens in our family the title descends in the female line, and with it the entailed estates, so that you would succeed to your father's rights although he never enjoyed them.

    Swallow: a tale of the great trek Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • In vivid language worthy of "A Clockwork Orange," the story is told through the diary of 12-year-old Lola, who descends from a life of privilege and private schooling into a deadly gangster underworld as her family struggles to survive.

    Writers and scientists name science fiction books that should be called classics Post 2010

  • Ariane learns that she descends from the Lady of the Lake, and soon the stories she thought were legend become a real life nightmare.

    Here’s the cover art for Song of the Sword ewillett 2010

  • Ariane learns that she descends from the Lady of the Lake, and soon the stories she thought were legend become a real life nightmare.

    Here’s the cover art for Song of the Sword ewillett 2010

  • Wealth is produced by the people on the ground floor who make it happen, not because a heiress descends from the clouds and writes a check,.

    Think Progress » Gregg: Not ‘A Lot Of People’ Would ‘Really Care’ If Democrats Use Reconciliation To Finish Health Care 2010

  • In vivid language worthy of "A Clockwork Orange," the story is told through the diary of 12-year-old Lola, who descends from a life of privilege and private schooling into a deadly gangster underworld as her family struggles to survive.

    Writers and scientists name science fiction books that should be called classics Post 2010

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