desc
- noun
- /dɛs/
- Jargon
- During the genealogy workshop, we learned how to trace our desc back several generations.
Examples
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The old records indicated that each desc in the document belonged to a branch of the Smith family.
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That being said, I was sitting at the table right next to Galena at the DESC meeting.
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The DESC project will provide housing for the mentally ill who are actively drinking and using illegal drugs.
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As I see it, DESC is in the business of healing people with mental illness and chronic homelessness.
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DESC residents will actually have better, more efficient access to healthy food than the rest of Delridge.
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In my family tree, each desc represents a branch of our ancestry, showing who we are descended from.
Synonyms
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A person who comes from a particular ancestor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Desc is short for descendant, built from roots that mean 'to come down' from an earlier person, so a desc in a family chart is someone who comes later from the original ancestor. This helps you remember a desc is a child or later family member of someone else.