scion
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈsaɪən/
- Literature
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vástago
- But you are also my child, and therefore a true scion of the Royal House of Old Hydrangea.
- scion of a prominent
- scion of an old
So are actors the new scions of self help?
- So are actors the new scions of self help?
Examples
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Why is the last scion here?
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The scion of the god of war... Clarisse!
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But now, this is the last scion.
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Now this is the question: how, in the name of justice, should our scion have argued the case?
Blog text (14) -
We are dealing with the scion of a welsh Butler.
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The scion of a banking family, Lubbock had commissioned the series of paintings.
Academic text (2009) -
The Essex will be captained by George Pollard, scion of a great whaling family.
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Noia is the scion of an important ritual lineage in Cachoeira.
Academic text (2003) -
Subhi is a well-to-do merchant, the scion of a large banking family with whom the Amarillos have business connections.
Fiction book (1993) -
He is a scion of a prominent business family, expected to take over the company one day.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person, animal, or plant that comes from an ancestor
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2.7
A child or young person from a family that has a lot of money
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4.6
A person who comes from a particular ancestor
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Etymology
Scion comes from Old French escion, which meant 'shoot' or 'young branch'. Like a plant shoot attached to a tree, a family scion is a young branch of a family, so it means a descendant or heir.