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descend to be passed along by inheritance, as from one generation to the next. [1/4 definitions]
folk Folk art and folk music are art and music that are connected with a particular country or a particular region of that country, especially areas of the countryside. Folk art and folk music are created by ordinary people and passed down from generation to generation. [1/5 definitions]
folklore the stories and ways of a group of people from a certain place or country. Such stories and traditions are handed down through the years from one generation to the next.
generation A generation is a level or single step in the history of a family. These generations are like steps in a ladder. Your parents are at the step above you, for example, and your grandparents are at the step above them. [5 definitions]
grand- a prefix that means "one generation away."
great- a prefix that means "one generation away."
hand down to give to one's children or from one generation to another.
inheritance Inheritance is the process in which physical things are passed from generation to generation of parents and children. [1/2 definitions]
race2 a human population sharing certain common physical characteristics that have been passed down from one generation to the next. [1/2 definitions]