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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] |
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