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descend	to be passed along by inheritance, as from one generation to the next. [1/4 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.
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.
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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